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With deferred stator vane crack, engine failed on climb out. Attempt to restart failed and flight crew returned aircraft to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mjzs |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 328944 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft was dispatched from chicago to sju and back with maintenance deferral for 2 segments prior to left engine change for crack in 15TH stage stator vane. We picked up the aircraft on its second leg at sju. Full power takeoff was accomplished due to being close to maximum structural ATOG. 15 mins later, during climb through 27000 ft in VMC, left engine compressor stalled and stagnated (rising egt and decaying N2 RPM). Returned to overweight landing at sju. Engine failed restart attempts. I don't believe dispatching an aircraft, on a 2- segment deferral, on a route over lots of water, with a known engine problem, was such a good idea. We were painted into a corner, picking up the aircraft on its second leg, with 180 passenger, only plane available, maximum weight. There was not enough justification to refuse the aircraft (inbound captain had no problem), and even though chances of this happening were small, it should have been or could have been predicted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WITH DEFERRED STATOR VANE CRACK, ENG FAILED ON CLBOUT. ATTEMPT TO RESTART FAILED AND FLC RETURNED ACFT TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: ACFT WAS DISPATCHED FROM CHICAGO TO SJU AND BACK WITH MAINT DEFERRAL FOR 2 SEGMENTS PRIOR TO L ENG CHANGE FOR CRACK IN 15TH STAGE STATOR VANE. WE PICKED UP THE ACFT ON ITS SECOND LEG AT SJU. FULL PWR TKOF WAS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO BEING CLOSE TO MAX STRUCTURAL ATOG. 15 MINS LATER, DURING CLB THROUGH 27000 FT IN VMC, L ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AND STAGNATED (RISING EGT AND DECAYING N2 RPM). RETURNED TO OVERWT LNDG AT SJU. ENG FAILED RESTART ATTEMPTS. I DON'T BELIEVE DISPATCHING AN ACFT, ON A 2- SEGMENT DEFERRAL, ON A RTE OVER LOTS OF WATER, WITH A KNOWN ENG PROB, WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA. WE WERE PAINTED INTO A CORNER, PICKING UP THE ACFT ON ITS SECOND LEG, WITH 180 PAX, ONLY PLANE AVAILABLE, MAX WT. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION TO REFUSE THE ACFT (INBOUND CAPT HAD NO PROB), AND EVEN THOUGH CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WERE SMALL, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OR COULD HAVE BEEN PREDICTED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.