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Flight crew of DC10 experienced compressor stalls in #3 engine at cruise. Made a precautionary landing at an intermediate airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 574049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 328 |
| ASRS Report | 574049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fluctuating eng instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At FL330 in cruise, the aircraft experienced compressor stalls on the #3 engine. After following applicable checklists and talking with maintenance, I restarted the engine and diverted into ZZZ without incident. At the time of the incident we were in unaccelerated wings level flight, and had been for the past 1/2 hour or so. We followed and accomplished (in order) the following checklist: compressor stalls, engine shutdown in-flight, and finally the engine restart in-flight checklist. I elected to not declare an emergency as the aircraft was handling well, while on 2 engines and the WX between us and our divert airport (as well as the airport WX itself) was solid VFR. I restarted the #3 engine because I wanted the hydraulic and electrical capability of the engine. Because of all considerations, I felt it reasonable to divert to ZZZ which was about 100 NM further away than was las vegas. Descent, approach, and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF DC10 EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS IN #3 ENG AT CRUISE. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT AN INTERMEDIATE ARPT.
Narrative: AT FL330 IN CRUISE, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE #3 ENG. AFTER FOLLOWING APPLICABLE CHKLISTS AND TALKING WITH MAINT, I RESTARTED THE ENG AND DIVERTED INTO ZZZ WITHOUT INCIDENT. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WE WERE IN UNACCELERATED WINGS LEVEL FLT, AND HAD BEEN FOR THE PAST 1/2 HR OR SO. WE FOLLOWED AND ACCOMPLISHED (IN ORDER) THE FOLLOWING CHKLIST: COMPRESSOR STALLS, ENG SHUTDOWN INFLT, AND FINALLY THE ENG RESTART INFLT CHKLIST. I ELECTED TO NOT DECLARE AN EMER AS THE ACFT WAS HANDLING WELL, WHILE ON 2 ENGS AND THE WX BTWN US AND OUR DIVERT ARPT (AS WELL AS THE ARPT WX ITSELF) WAS SOLID VFR. I RESTARTED THE #3 ENG BECAUSE I WANTED THE HYD AND ELECTRICAL CAPABILITY OF THE ENG. BECAUSE OF ALL CONSIDERATIONS, I FELT IT REASONABLE TO DIVERT TO ZZZ WHICH WAS ABOUT 100 NM FURTHER AWAY THAN WAS LAS VEGAS. DSCNT, APCH, AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL.
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.