[R-390] Compressor stall (nee Cosmos Dis-assembly)

[rbethman]

Andy,

They "can" be restarted in flight.  The difficulty is that you CANNOT 
tell if it was a "simple" compressor stall OR did you just ingest as bird.

After the "Miracle on the Hudson", mental priorities and possibilities 
have changed.  The awareness is different.

It is up to the Pilot in Command, PIC, what flows and what goes.

He can tell ATC, a ground controller, and approach control to "stick it" 
IF he feels safety isn't being adequately addressed, or other issues.

I ran into this my self twice when I flew as PIC.  Once I simply told 
the Tower to wait - My hands were full due to clear air turbulence that 
drifted over MY runway from a flight that took off over 5 mins earlier.  
The "heavy" had left its wake, and the crosswinds had blown it over to 
my runway.  The Tower had NO way of knowing what I was fighting.  Then 
again, they weren't paying attention to the position of the ailerons and 
rudder.

The second one was when they told me to turn downwind into traffic they 
had cleared another aircraft inbound.

It just happens!

Bob - N0DGN

On 4/16/2010 4:05 PM, James A. (Andy) Moorer wrote:
> It happened to me and my son a few years ago. It sure got our attention. It
> is a sight you really don't ever want to see. Since it was during the
> full-power ascent shortly after takeoff, the pilot just turned around and
> took it back in.
>
> Does anybody know if the engine can be restarted after a stall? It seems
> like it would be pretty messed up at that point.
>
> If the pilot was an engine short for the landing, I sure didn't notice it.
> Modern airplanes must be pretty remarkable machines.
>
> James A. (Andy) Moorer
> www.jamminpower.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>    
>> Compressor stalls happen in real life, too. I've never been on an aircraft
>> when one took place, but I know some folks who have, and they say they
>> were
>> *AWAKE* for the rest of the flight.
>>
>>      
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