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Cr medium large transport had an engine flameout during descent into atl in rain and made a heading deviation on a vector heading.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 155439 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Level at 14000' at tiroe intersection, 310 KTS assigned by ATC, entered strato cumulus layer that was not painting on radar. When clouds were entered, encountered moderate turbulence and left engine flamed out before we could turn ignition on. As per engine failure checklist, selected ignition override and engine restarted to normal operations. No further difficulties. During the malfunction ATC gave us a descent to 1100' and heading change to 110 degrees. After a few mins (we were at 11000') the controller asked us what heading we were on. I told him 110 degrees. He asked me if that was what he had assigned me. I said yes. He then told us to turn left to 090 degrees. He didn't say anything else. It is possible that we turned to 110 degrees in error, or that we missed a radio call when the engine restarted and the electrical buses switched. Or it's possible that the controller did turn us to 110 degrees. No other traffic was in the area from 090 to 110 degrees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CR MLG HAD AN ENGINE FLAMEOUT DURING DESCENT INTO ATL IN RAIN AND MADE A HEADING DEVIATION ON A VECTOR HEADING.
Narrative: LEVEL AT 14000' AT TIROE INTXN, 310 KTS ASSIGNED BY ATC, ENTERED STRATO CUMULUS LAYER THAT WAS NOT PAINTING ON RADAR. WHEN CLOUDS WERE ENTERED, ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB AND LEFT ENG FLAMED OUT BEFORE WE COULD TURN IGNITION ON. AS PER ENG FAILURE CHKLIST, SELECTED IGNITION OVERRIDE AND ENG RESTARTED TO NORMAL OPS. NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. DURING THE MALFUNCTION ATC GAVE US A DSNT TO 1100' AND HDG CHANGE TO 110 DEGS. AFTER A FEW MINS (WE WERE AT 11000') THE CTLR ASKED US WHAT HDG WE WERE ON. I TOLD HIM 110 DEGS. HE ASKED ME IF THAT WAS WHAT HE HAD ASSIGNED ME. I SAID YES. HE THEN TOLD US TO TURN LEFT TO 090 DEGS. HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE TURNED TO 110 DEGS IN ERROR, OR THAT WE MISSED A RADIO CALL WHEN THE ENG RESTARTED AND THE ELECTRICAL BUSES SWITCHED. OR IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THE CTLR DID TURN US TO 110 DEGS. NO OTHER TFC WAS IN THE AREA FROM 090 TO 110 DEGS.
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.