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Air carrier large transport experiences engine failure at cruise, elects to continue about 195 NM to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hvq |
| State Reference | WV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| 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 : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 132574 |
| 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 : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Just after leveling off at FL370 after hvq VOR, while reducing thrust, #2 engine let out a cannon-like explosion. I pulled the throttle back and did the failure checklist. WX excellent, plane was light, traffic was light, could almost see destination dca. Know that airport and emergency facs, so elected to continue with 2 good engines and not land at hvq airport since I know very little about it. My dispatcher and crew agreed. I send this in only because I know FAA will try their best to say we did something wrong. Everything turned out fine, with crash people standing by, etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT EXPERIENCES ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE, ELECTS TO CONTINUE ABOUT 195 NM TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL370 AFTER HVQ VOR, WHILE REDUCING THRUST, #2 ENG LET OUT A CANNON-LIKE EXPLOSION. I PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND DID THE FAILURE CHKLIST. WX EXCELLENT, PLANE WAS LIGHT, TFC WAS LIGHT, COULD ALMOST SEE DEST DCA. KNOW THAT ARPT AND EMER FACS, SO ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH 2 GOOD ENGS AND NOT LAND AT HVQ ARPT SINCE I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT. MY DISPATCHER AND CREW AGREED. I SEND THIS IN ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW FAA WILL TRY THEIR BEST TO SAY WE DID SOMETHING WRONG. EVERYTHING TURNED OUT FINE, WITH CRASH PEOPLE STANDING BY, ETC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.