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Flight crew of a B727-232, experienced a #2 engine compressor stall briefly during a 90 degree crosswind on takeoff. Since the engine immediately returned to normal power, the takeoff was continued. The engine indications were normal on subsequent trip legs. Company maintenance personnel advised that the engine should have been inspected prior to further flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 368255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 368255 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cleared for takeoff with 90 degree crosswind, 15 KTS gusting to 23 KTS. First officer at controls. When advancing center engine, compressor stall occurred. Continued takeoff without any further problem. Flew atl-rdu-atl. On ar back into atl, told mechanic of compressor stall due to strong xwinds on takeoff. He told us engine could require an inspection which led us to question whether we should have aborted takeoff and return to gate for maintenance inspection. Historically, if the compressor stall was caused by a strong crosswind, we had always continued. Recent requirements by FAA such as reporting any abort in logbook, etc, have raised questions if we acted properly by continuing the takeoff. We could find no data in writing for guidance. We did put the stall in the aircraft log and had maintenance do an inspection but this was after completing our return trip from rdu.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727-232, EXPERIENCED A #2 ENG COMPRESSOR STALL BRIEFLY DURING A 90 DEG XWIND ON TKOF. SINCE THE ENG IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO NORMAL PWR, THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED. THE ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL ON SUBSEQUENT TRIP LEGS. COMPANY MAINT PERSONNEL ADVISED THAT THE ENG SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO FURTHER FLT.
Narrative: CLRED FOR TKOF WITH 90 DEG XWIND, 15 KTS GUSTING TO 23 KTS. FO AT CTLS. WHEN ADVANCING CTR ENG, COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED. CONTINUED TKOF WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROB. FLEW ATL-RDU-ATL. ON AR BACK INTO ATL, TOLD MECH OF COMPRESSOR STALL DUE TO STRONG XWINDS ON TKOF. HE TOLD US ENG COULD REQUIRE AN INSPECTION WHICH LED US TO QUESTION WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE ABORTED TKOF AND RETURN TO GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION. HISTORICALLY, IF THE COMPRESSOR STALL WAS CAUSED BY A STRONG XWIND, WE HAD ALWAYS CONTINUED. RECENT REQUIREMENTS BY FAA SUCH AS RPTING ANY ABORT IN LOGBOOK, ETC, HAVE RAISED QUESTIONS IF WE ACTED PROPERLY BY CONTINUING THE TKOF. WE COULD FIND NO DATA IN WRITING FOR GUIDANCE. WE DID PUT THE STALL IN THE ACFT LOG AND HAD MAINT DO AN INSPECTION BUT THIS WAS AFTER COMPLETING OUR RETURN TRIP FROM RDU.
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.