MLG FLC HAS SERIES OF COMPRESSOR STALLS ON TKOF ROLL. TKOF ABORTED.

Date: 1992-12 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

MLG FLC HAS SERIES OF COMPRESSOR STALLS ON TKOF ROLL. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative

WX CONDITIONS: 36 DEGS WIND 080 TO 110 DEGS 20-35 KTS. OVERNIGHT ACFT COVERED WITH WET SLUSH. SCHEDULED DEP TIME XX20 L. #4 TO BE DE-ICED. COMPLETED AT XY10 L. FO INSPECTED WINGS VISUALLY WHEN #1 FOR TKOF. RWY HAD BEEN PLOWED AND NOW COVERED WITH 1/2 INCH SLUSH (STEADY RAIN FROM XA20 L TO XB40 L; THEN CHANGED TO WET SNOW). WATCHED AN MLG AND 2 COMMUTERS TKOF 1 HR 20 MINS BEFORE US. PIREP OF GUSTY WINDS AND TURB BY LIGHT TWIN COMMUTER ON APCH 15 MINS PRIOR. CLRED FOR TKOF; HELD BRAKES TO 80 PERCENT N1 THEN BEGAN TKOF ROLL (ENG ANTI-ICE ON). CALLED 120 KTS. SHORTLY AFTER HEARD SERIES OF LOUD COMPRESSOR STALLS (FO MAKING TKOF). SPD 110 KTS. CAPT IMMEDIATELY INITIATED ABORT ON RWY; NO COMPRESSOR STALLS NOTED DURING REVERSE. SLOWED TO TAXI SPD ON RWY WITH PERHAPS 1000 FT REMAINING. TURNED OFF AT END AND RETURNED TO GATE. COMPRESSOR STALLS WRITTEN UP IN MAINT LOGBOOK AND DISPATCH AND MAINT NOTIFIED. BOTH ENGS TO BE INSPECTED BY MAINT. FLT CANCELLED. BRAKE TEMPS AND SPDS CHKED -- NORMAL. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. SUSPECT WATER INGESTION INTO ENGS FROM RWY SLUSH. CREW PERFORMANCE WAS EXCELLENT AND IMMEDIATE; EXCEPT THAT IN THE TRANSITION OF CAPT NOT FLYING TO CAPT ASSUMING ACFT CTL WITH MAX XWINDS AND SLIPPERY RWY AND SHORT RWYS; CAPT INITIATED FULL BRAKING AND REVERSE THRUST AND DUE TO NEARLY MAX CTL INPUTS AND STRONG DESIRE TO START STOPPING; CAPT OVERLOOKED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT (MANUAL CAPABILITY ONLY ON TKOFS). COMPANY TRAINING EMPHASIZES SPOILER DEPLOYMENT DURING REJECTED TKOF; BUT I WAS SO BUSY I OVERLOOKED IT. MY TOTAL CONCENTRATION WAS ON BRAKING AND REVERSE. FO SAID LATER HE SAW ME FORGET THE SPOILERS BUT COULDN'T REACH OVER MY R ARM AND HANDS TO GET TO THEM HIMSELF. I ERRED ON PROC AND FEEL DAMNED GUILTY ABOUT FORGETTING AN ABORT ITEM; BUT AM; AT THE SAME TIME; PROUD THAT WE DID EVERYTHING ELSE 'FIRST CLASS' AND AVOIDED A DISASTER DURING EXTREMELY HARSH CONDITIONS. EXPERIENCE IS; HOWEVER; A GREAT TEACHER; AND MAKES ONE VERY HUMBLE. SPOILER DEPLOYMENT WILL NEVER AGAIN BE OVERLOOKED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.