<< >> NASA ASRS Report 539528, March 2002

A B757-200 on takeoff climb at 1000 ft to 1500 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to right engine compressor stalls caused by a failed main fuel control.

Attributes
ACN	539528
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 163 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 1190
ASRS Report	539528
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff from sat runway 12R at approximately 1200 ft AGL, right engine experienced compressor stalls. Power was reduced and stalls ceased. Engine parameters returned to normal, therefore it was decided not to perform a precautionary engine shutdown. Also the WX at sat was 20 overcast and 1/4. We declared an emergency and requested radar vectors to ILS runway 12R. We ran the appropriate checklists and performed a 2 engine ILS approach to runway 12R to a successful landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the right engine was never shut down but was not pulled to idle as at partial power the engine operated normally. The reporter said maintenance was going to replace the main fuel control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 ON TKOF CLB AT 1000 FT TO 1500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO R ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS CAUSED BY A FAILED MAIN FUEL CTL.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM SAT RWY 12R AT APPROX 1200 FT AGL, R ENG EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. PWR WAS REDUCED AND STALLS CEASED. ENG PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL, THEREFORE IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. ALSO THE WX AT SAT WAS 20 OVCST AND 1/4. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO ILS RWY 12R. WE RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND PERFORMED A 2 ENG ILS APCH TO RWY 12R TO A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE R ENG WAS NEVER SHUT DOWN BUT WAS NOT PULLED TO IDLE AS AT PARTIAL PWR THE ENG OPERATED NORMALLY. THE RPTR SAID MAINT WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE MAIN FUEL CTL.

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.