Narrative:

During the initial takeoff roll on runway 1R at sfo, the #3 engine compressor stalled before full takeoff power (1.46 EPR) was set. There was a strong crosswind from the left (wind was approximately 280 degrees at 18 KTS) so I suspected the compressor stall was due to the crosswind. The takeoff was aborted. As we taxied back to the gate to have the engine inspected, my so (yyxx) began to talk to a sfo based air carrier mechanic who informed yyxx that an engine inspection was not necessary since we suspected the compressor stall was due to the crosswind. I then personally talked to this mechanic (name unknown) to confirm this information. This conversation took place via radio on the local gate frequency. This mechanic told me directly that since the compressor stall was due to the crosswind, that an engine inspection was not necessary. We taxied back to runway 1R and attempted another takeoff. The #3 engine compressor stalled again and we aborted this takeoff also. We taxied to runway 28L and the takeoff on this runway was without event. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the advice given by maintenance at sfo was in error as the engines were required to be checked. The reporter said there is no information available in the cockpit for this crosswind engine stall. The reporter said past experience on B727 aircraft with JT8D engines in crosswind engine stall required no inspection. The reporter stated the FAA has made contact regarding this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-40, TWICE ON TKOF ROLL, HAD A #3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALL DUE TO XWIND. THEY SWITCHED RWYS AND TKOF WAS NORMAL. #3 ENG NOT CHKED FOR CONDITION AFTER EITHER COMPRESSOR STALL, PER RADIO CONTACT WITH MAINT.

Narrative: DURING THE INITIAL TKOF ROLL ON RWY 1R AT SFO, THE #3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED BEFORE FULL TKOF PWR (1.46 EPR) WAS SET. THERE WAS A STRONG XWIND FROM THE L (WIND WAS APPROX 280 DEGS AT 18 KTS) SO I SUSPECTED THE COMPRESSOR STALL WAS DUE TO THE XWIND. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED. AS WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE TO HAVE THE ENG INSPECTED, MY SO (YYXX) BEGAN TO TALK TO A SFO BASED ACR MECH WHO INFORMED YYXX THAT AN ENG INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE WE SUSPECTED THE COMPRESSOR STALL WAS DUE TO THE XWIND. I THEN PERSONALLY TALKED TO THIS MECH (NAME UNKNOWN) TO CONFIRM THIS INFO. THIS CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE VIA RADIO ON THE LCL GATE FREQ. THIS MECH TOLD ME DIRECTLY THAT SINCE THE COMPRESSOR STALL WAS DUE TO THE XWIND, THAT AN ENG INSPECTION WAS NOT NECESSARY. WE TAXIED BACK TO RWY 1R AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER TKOF. THE #3 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AGAIN AND WE ABORTED THIS TKOF ALSO. WE TAXIED TO RWY 28L AND THE TKOF ON THIS RWY WAS WITHOUT EVENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ADVICE GIVEN BY MAINT AT SFO WAS IN ERROR AS THE ENGS WERE REQUIRED TO BE CHKED. THE RPTR SAID THERE IS NO INFO AVAILABLE IN THE COCKPIT FOR THIS XWIND ENG STALL. THE RPTR SAID PAST EXPERIENCE ON B727 ACFT WITH JT8D ENGS IN XWIND ENG STALL REQUIRED NO INSPECTION. THE RPTR STATED THE FAA HAS MADE CONTACT REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.

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.