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Engine failure on two engined air carrier widebody transport aircraft in climb out through light rain. Returned to departure airport to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 115175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwm |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10250 msl bound upper : 10250 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : bos |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 115175 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In climb passing 10,250' in clouds, light rain, chop, left engine failed and cockpit and aft cabin filled with smoke. First officer and I went on oxygen with smoke goggles. All checklists were complied with, the engine secured. An emergency was declared with ATC advising vectors to return and land at pwm. Equipment (fire) was requested for our landing. F/a's were briefed and the cabin and passenger were prepared for landing. The smoke soon dissipated with smoke removal procedures. An ILS was flown to runway 29 and a normal landing was made. Aircraft remained on the runway until checked by fire/rescue crew and then was towed to gate. Emergency evacuate/evacuation was not required and passenger remained calm and secured until aircraft was at gate and main door opened. All crew members performed in an exemplary manner. Also, ATC provided all necessary assistance. Engine turbine failure was suspected. Engine and cowling remained intact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENGINE FAILURE ON TWO ENGINED ACR WDB ACFT IN CLIMB OUT THROUGH LIGHT RAIN. RETURNED TO DEP ARPT TO LAND.
Narrative: IN CLIMB PASSING 10,250' IN CLOUDS, LIGHT RAIN, CHOP, LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND COCKPIT AND AFT CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. F/O AND I WENT ON OXYGEN WITH SMOKE GOGGLES. ALL CHECKLISTS WERE COMPLIED WITH, THE ENGINE SECURED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC ADVISING VECTORS TO RETURN AND LAND AT PWM. EQUIPMENT (FIRE) WAS REQUESTED FOR OUR LNDG. F/A'S WERE BRIEFED AND THE CABIN AND PAX WERE PREPARED FOR LNDG. THE SMOKE SOON DISSIPATED WITH SMOKE REMOVAL PROCS. AN ILS WAS FLOWN TO RWY 29 AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE. ACFT REMAINED ON THE RWY UNTIL CHECKED BY FIRE/RESCUE CREW AND THEN WAS TOWED TO GATE. EMER EVAC WAS NOT REQUIRED AND PAX REMAINED CALM AND SECURED UNTIL ACFT WAS AT GATE AND MAIN DOOR OPENED. ALL CREW MEMBERS PERFORMED IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. ALSO, ATC PROVIDED ALL NECESSARY ASSISTANCE. ENGINE TURBINE FAILURE WAS SUSPECTED. ENGINE AND COWLING REMAINED INTACT.
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.