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B737 captain reported #1 engine fail message appeared after ingesting a mylar balloon on a taxiway in MMMX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1362700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201606 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMMX.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 4361 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter FOD Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
While parked on taxiway C short of taxiway B intersection; no. 1 engine at idle; APU running; no. 2 engine shut down; a mylar balloon suddenly appeared floating across the nose of the airplane; floated past the ca windows and moments later a pop was heard and the no. 1 engine instruments decreased and then the eng fail message appeared on the mfd. The engine start lever was placed in the cutoff position. I commanded the start of the no. 2 engine. We reviewed the engine failure QRH. We taxied to the gate uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported #1 engine fail message appeared after ingesting a Mylar balloon on a taxiway in MMMX.
Narrative: While parked on taxiway C short of taxiway B intersection; no. 1 engine at idle; APU running; no. 2 engine shut down; a Mylar balloon suddenly appeared floating across the nose of the airplane; floated past the CA windows and moments later a pop was heard and the no. 1 engine instruments decreased and then the eng fail message appeared on the MFD. The engine start lever was placed in the cutoff position. I commanded the start of the no. 2 engine. We reviewed the engine failure QRH. We taxied to the gate uneventfully.
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.