A B727-200 ON CLBOUT AT 5000 FT; DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED; DUE TO #3 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE.

Date: 2000-08 · Aircraft: B727-200 · Phase: takeoff

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-3-engine-failure

Synopsis

A B727-200 ON CLBOUT AT 5000 FT; DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED; DUE TO #3 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR FAILURE.

Narrative

DEPARTING MIA FOR AJT FLT #XXX; WE SET TKOF EPR (MAX) WITH AIR-CONDITIONING PACKS OFF. ENG #3 EGT WAS WELL INTO THE YELLOW LATER IN THE TKOF ROLL AND ONCE AIRBORNE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED I REDUCED THE EPR TO 2.0. THE EPR REMAINED UNCHANGED AND WE THEN LOST #3 GENERATOR FOLLOWED BY THE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT AND THEN THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. THE FO WAS FLYING; SO I ADVISED HIM THE THROTTLE WAS COMING TO IDLE AND THE ENGINEER AND I WOULD PROCEED WITH THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. AT THIS TIME I WAS HANDED OFF FROM TWR TO DEP AND ADVISED THEM WE NEEDED TO DUMP FUEL; RETURN FOR LNDG; AND PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO DUMP FUEL AND ADVISED ATC WE NEEDED TO EXCEED 250 KIAS. (WE FLEW 280 KIAS.) WE SECURED THE ENG; COMPLETED DUMPING AND AN ILS TO RWY 27L AT MIA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG LOSS OF PWR WAS CAUSED BY A HIGH PRESSURED COMPRESSOR DISC OR BLADE FAILURE. THE RPTR SAID THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED WITH THE LOSS OF A FEW BLOWOUT PANELS.

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