B767 FLT CREW ASSUMES ROUGH RIDE DURING CLB TO ALT IS A WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER; AND THE FLASH OBSERVED OUTSIDE ACFT IS SUN ENTERING THE WINDOW. TELEMETRY DATA RECEIVED BY MAINT INDICATES THAT COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED.
Synopsis
B767 FLT CREW ASSUMES ROUGH RIDE DURING CLB TO ALT IS A WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER; AND THE FLASH OBSERVED OUTSIDE ACFT IS SUN ENTERING THE WINDOW. TELEMETRY DATA RECEIVED BY MAINT INDICATES THAT COMPRESSOR STALL OCCURRED.
Narrative
ON CLBOUT; APPROX FL210 FLEW THROUGH WHAT APPEARED TO BE WAKE TURB OR JET WASH. EVENT LASTED APPROX 3-4 SECONDS. NOTICED NO ABNORMAL READINGS ON ANY INSTS. FO #2 RECEIVED CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT SAYING THAT HE HAD FELT A 'THUMP' AND SEE A 'FLASH.' FO #2 TALKED TO FLT ATTENDANT AT LENGTH ABOUT THUMP AND FLASH. CONCLUDED THAT THE THUMP WAS FROM TURB OR JET WASH AND THE FLASH WAS PROBABLY FROM SUN COMING THROUGH A WINDOW AS I ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN. APPROX 3 HRS LATER (I HAVE ALL ACARS MESSAGES WITH TIME STAMP); AND FO #1 (I WAS ON BREAK) RECEIVED ACARS MESSAGE FROM MAINT ASKING IF WE HAD ANY INFO ON COMPRESSOR STALL DETECTED BY EEC'S. WE HAD NO INFO ABOUT STALL; AND TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD FLOWN THROUGH THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TURB/JET WASH; BUT HAD NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AT TIME OF INCIDENT OR PRESENTLY. MAINT TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD SCHEDULE UNSPECIFIED CHKS IN EDDM. UPON ARR IN EDDM; WAS INFORMED BY MAINT THAT ACFT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM SVC UNTIL INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED. NEXT DAY; TOLD BY MAINT THAT ALL CHKS/INSPECTIONS WERE NORMAL; BUT ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM ETOPS STATUS.
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