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A300-600 flight crew reported receiving a number of compressor stalls when the #1 throttle was retarded for descent. Engine was shut down in accordance with procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1319852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
As throttles retarded at top of descent; number one engine experienced 6-7 stalls. We followed the QRH and operated at idle for 4-5 minutes. Observed the N1 decaying and egt rising slowly above 600 degrees. We elected to secure the engine in accordance with the QRH and followed the single engine procedure in the QRH. [Requested priority handling] with center and the landing was uneventful. [Destination airport] arff checked the number one engine after landing and cleared us to proceed. We canceled [priority handling] with tower and taxied to parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300-600 flight crew reported receiving a number of compressor stalls when the #1 throttle was retarded for descent. Engine was shut down in accordance with procedure.
Narrative: As throttles retarded at top of descent; number one engine experienced 6-7 stalls. We followed the QRH and operated at idle for 4-5 minutes. Observed the N1 decaying and EGT rising slowly above 600 degrees. We elected to secure the engine in accordance with the QRH and followed the single engine procedure in the QRH. [Requested priority handling] with Center and the landing was uneventful. [Destination airport] ARFF checked the number one engine after landing and cleared us to proceed. We canceled [priority handling] with Tower and taxied to parking.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.