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A B747-400 flight crew experiences a compressor stall after takeoff and level off, then returns for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 577890 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : rjtg.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 577890 |
| 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 : engine gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after landing at FL350, #2 engine began a series of rapid compressor stalls, necessitating an in-flight shutdown of #2 engine. Aircraft was descended to FL240, and returned to nrt (rjaa) under radar control. VMC conditions prevailed throughout an uneventful 3 engine approach and landing to runway 34 nrt. No emergency was declared, and no traffic priority handling was requested. Flight handbook procedures were utilized to secure the #2 engine. Flight attendants were briefed not to prepare cabin for emergency evacuate/evacuation. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment was requested for landing at nrt (rjaa) and accompanied the aircraft to the gate. Fuel jettisoning was not utilized. Upon arrival at the gate at nrt, maintenance discovered numerous metal particles the size of bb's in the bottom of the exhaust pipe of #2 engine. At the time of engine shutdown, first officer was flying aircraft, but captain assumed PF duties for approach and landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 FLT CREW EXPERIENCES A COMPRESSOR STALL AFTER TKOF AND LEVEL OFF, THEN RETURNS FOR LNDG.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LNDG AT FL350, #2 ENG BEGAN A SERIES OF RAPID COMPRESSOR STALLS, NECESSITATING AN INFLT SHUTDOWN OF #2 ENG. ACFT WAS DSNDED TO FL240, AND RETURNED TO NRT (RJAA) UNDER RADAR CTL. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT AN UNEVENTFUL 3 ENG APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 34 NRT. NO EMER WAS DECLARED, AND NO TFC PRIORITY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED. FLT HANDBOOK PROCS WERE UTILIZED TO SECURE THE #2 ENG. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE BRIEFED NOT TO PREPARE CABIN FOR EMER EVAC. CFR EQUIP WAS REQUESTED FOR LNDG AT NRT (RJAA) AND ACCOMPANIED THE ACFT TO THE GATE. FUEL JETTISONING WAS NOT UTILIZED. UPON ARR AT THE GATE AT NRT, MAINT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS METAL PARTICLES THE SIZE OF BB'S IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EXHAUST PIPE OF #2 ENG. AT THE TIME OF ENG SHUTDOWN, FO WAS FLYING ACFT, BUT CAPT ASSUMED PF DUTIES FOR APCH AND LNDG.
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.