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Flight crew of a super MD80 return land after several rapid compressor stalls from the right engine during takeoff and initial climb. The reporter reduced power only during return land in order to not interrupt the use of the electrical and hydraulic system, if possible, for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420576 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aus airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 420576 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
On takeoff from aus, while first officer was flying, experienced compressor stalls from right engine. Power was reduced and stalls went away. Requested and received clearance to stop at 2000 ft MSL. Declared the emergency and turned right downwind to return to land runway 31L aus. Elected not to shut down engine due to limited time to complete checklist and wanted engine running for support items -- electrical, hydraulic. During this time, I was setting up for the approach and realized we had leveled off and flown the pattern at 2500 ft. We did not correct to 2000 ft because we were intercepting the glide path to ILS runway 31L and flew it to touchdown. Made 28 degree flaps landing. Landing and rollout were normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 RETURN LAND AFTER SEVERAL RAPID COMPRESSOR STALLS FROM THE R ENG DURING TKOF AND INITIAL CLB. THE RPTR REDUCED PWR ONLY DURING RETURN LAND IN ORDER TO NOT INTERRUPT THE USE OF THE ELECTRICAL AND HYD SYS, IF POSSIBLE, FOR LNDG.
Narrative: ON TKOF FROM AUS, WHILE FO WAS FLYING, EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS FROM R ENG. PWR WAS REDUCED AND STALLS WENT AWAY. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO STOP AT 2000 FT MSL. DECLARED THE EMER AND TURNED R DOWNWIND TO RETURN TO LAND RWY 31L AUS. ELECTED NOT TO SHUT DOWN ENG DUE TO LIMITED TIME TO COMPLETE CHKLIST AND WANTED ENG RUNNING FOR SUPPORT ITEMS -- ELECTRICAL, HYD. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS SETTING UP FOR THE APCH AND REALIZED WE HAD LEVELED OFF AND FLOWN THE PATTERN AT 2500 FT. WE DID NOT CORRECT TO 2000 FT BECAUSE WE WERE INTERCEPTING THE GLIDE PATH TO ILS RWY 31L AND FLEW IT TO TOUCHDOWN. MADE 28 DEG FLAPS LNDG. LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL.
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.