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Aircraft equipment problem. Compressor stalls and engine went to idle. Flight crew had difficulty communicating to center that they were descending. Another air carrier aircraft relayed for the reporter and gave them a satisfactory HF frequency. Reporter says all overwater flts should be equipped with satellite vf-F communication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 340387 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 340387 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On flight from jfk to sju A300 between holma and kraft approximately 248 NM north of kraft and sbound at 41000 ft left engine compressor stalled 7-8 times and went to idle. I turned right 90 degrees to airway and initiated descent. HF communications on 11396(P) and 8846(south) terrible. Relay from another air carrier on 121.5 gave good HF on 6577. I leveled off at FL340 and 30 NM right (west) of A300 and paralleled airway until we received clearance from ny to descend to FL310 and direct sju. Satellite vf-F communications a must worldwide over water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. COMPRESSOR STALLS AND ENG WENT TO IDLE. FLC HAD DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING TO CTR THAT THEY WERE DSNDING. ANOTHER ACR ACFT RELAYED FOR THE RPTR AND GAVE THEM A SATISFACTORY HF FREQ. RPTR SAYS ALL OVERWATER FLTS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SATELLITE VF-F COM.
Narrative: ON FLT FROM JFK TO SJU A300 BTWN HOLMA AND KRAFT APPROX 248 NM N OF KRAFT AND SBOUND AT 41000 FT L ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED 7-8 TIMES AND WENT TO IDLE. I TURNED R 90 DEGS TO AIRWAY AND INITIATED DSCNT. HF COMS ON 11396(P) AND 8846(S) TERRIBLE. RELAY FROM ANOTHER ACR ON 121.5 GAVE GOOD HF ON 6577. I LEVELED OFF AT FL340 AND 30 NM R (W) OF A300 AND PARALLELED AIRWAY UNTIL WE RECEIVED CLRNC FROM NY TO DSND TO FL310 AND DIRECT SJU. SATELLITE VF-F COMS A MUST WORLDWIDE OVER WATER.
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.