![]() |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 114623 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sav |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 114623 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route cruise FL310. Right engine pylon overheat light illuminated. Applicable abnormal procedure was called for and precautionary shutdown of #3 engine was accomplished. Cleanup checklist was accomplished and #2 air conditioning pack was put on engine #2 bleed. 20 minutes later (approximately 125 NM north of mco), lower aft body overheat light illuminated. #2 engine was idled (not shut down) and #2 pack was shut off which extinguished the light. Requested direct to mco with a descent from ATC. No emergency declared and normal 2 engine landing accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIR CARRIER CREW EXPERIENCES EQUIPMENT FAILURES IN CRUISE, DIVERT TO LNDG.
Narrative: ENRTE CRUISE FL310. RIGHT ENG PYLON OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APPLICABLE ABNORMAL PROC WAS CALLED FOR AND PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF #3 ENG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CLEANUP CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND #2 AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS PUT ON ENGINE #2 BLEED. 20 MINUTES LATER (APPROX 125 NM N OF MCO), LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. #2 ENG WAS IDLED (NOT SHUT DOWN) AND #2 PACK WAS SHUT OFF WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHT. REQUESTED DIRECT TO MCO WITH A DSCNT FROM ATC. NO EMER DECLARED AND NORMAL 2 ENG LNDG ACCOMPLISHED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.