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A330 flight crew reported engine stall during cruise climb that resulted in an engine failure during initial approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1503415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 15000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Relief Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Initiating cruise climb from FL360 to FL380 engine number one had two compressor stalls. Initial action was to initiate track departure with a turn to the right. Initiated ECAM actions and brought engine to idle. Engine then appeared to operate normally so thrust was restored. Consulted [operations] and maintenance on the sat phone and their advice was to continue as long as the engine operated normally. N3 vibration exceeded the advisory level so thrust on the number one engine was reduced to keep vibration within limits. Flight continued normally. Crew [advised] approach on initial contact. On an approximately 8 mile base the number one engine failed. Crew ran the ECAM and continued the visual approach to a normal landing. Taxied to gate with no further assistance required.causenumber one engine stall; vibration and subsequent failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330 flight crew reported engine stall during cruise climb that resulted in an engine failure during initial approach.
Narrative: Initiating cruise climb from FL360 to FL380 engine number one had two compressor stalls. Initial action was to initiate track departure with a turn to the right. Initiated ECAM actions and brought engine to idle. Engine then appeared to operate normally so thrust was restored. Consulted [Operations] and Maintenance on the SAT phone and their advice was to continue as long as the engine operated normally. N3 vibration exceeded the advisory level so thrust on the number one engine was reduced to keep vibration within limits. Flight continued normally. Crew [advised] Approach on initial contact. On an approximately 8 mile base the number one engine failed. Crew ran the ECAM and continued the visual approach to a normal landing. Taxied to gate with no further assistance required.CauseNumber one engine stall; vibration and subsequent failure.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.