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A B767-200 on takeoff climb at 500 ft declared an emergency and returned to the departure field due to left engine multiple compressor stalls.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 678764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 214 flight time total : 22600 flight time type : 3911 |
| ASRS Report | 678764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l eng indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately 500 ft on takeoff; we experienced multiple compressor stalls on left engine. Emergency was declared and a return to ZZZ was requested. QRH procedures for compressor stall and overnight landing were performed. Several ground observers; airport police; and air carrier engineers said they heard the stalls and observed several flashes of flame up to 20 ft long in left engine exhaust. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that on return to the field; damaged turbine blade remnants were found in the left engine tailpipe. The engine was replaced and follow-up information from maintenance is that engine manufacturer is tearing the engine down to study the failure mode.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200 ON TKOF CLB AT 500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE DEP FIELD DUE TO L ENG MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS.
Narrative: AT APPROX 500 FT ON TKOF; WE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON L ENG. EMER WAS DECLARED AND A RETURN TO ZZZ WAS REQUESTED. QRH PROCS FOR COMPRESSOR STALL AND OVERNIGHT LNDG WERE PERFORMED. SEVERAL GND OBSERVERS; ARPT POLICE; AND ACR ENGINEERS SAID THEY HEARD THE STALLS AND OBSERVED SEVERAL FLASHES OF FLAME UP TO 20 FT LONG IN L ENG EXHAUST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT ON RETURN TO THE FIELD; DAMAGED TURBINE BLADE REMNANTS WERE FOUND IN THE L ENG TAILPIPE. THE ENG WAS REPLACED AND FOLLOW-UP INFO FROM MAINT IS THAT ENG MANUFACTURER IS TEARING THE ENG DOWN TO STUDY THE FAILURE MODE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.