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Air carrier large transport in-flight engine shut down in accordance with checklist use then descended to maximum range altitude and continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199563 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : air |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j110 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 199563 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After takeoff from philadelphia international in an large transport on climb out passing FL310 #3 engine 'start valve open light' came on. We followed the checklist procedure which requires that the engine be shutdown. We followed the engine failure checklist and shut down #3 engine. We descended to FL240, our maximum range cruise altitude and continued on to our destination, st louis, without incident and landed with 9000 pounds of fuel on board. My decision to continue to destination was based on the excellent WX along our route, the many alternate airports along our route, discussion with our maintenance coordinator and dispatcher. My mental state at the time of the incident was relaxed for the most part. Our altitude and WX conditions gave me time to think clearly without panic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT INFLT ENG SHUT DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHKLIST USE THEN DSNDED TO MAX RANGE ALT AND CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM PHILADELPHIA INTL IN AN LGT ON CLB OUT PASSING FL310 #3 ENG 'START VALVE OPEN LIGHT' CAME ON. WE FOLLOWED THE CHKLIST PROC WHICH REQUIRES THAT THE ENG BE SHUTDOWN. WE FOLLOWED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST AND SHUT DOWN #3 ENG. WE DSNDED TO FL240, OUR MAX RANGE CRUISE ALT AND CONTINUED ON TO OUR DEST, ST LOUIS, WITHOUT INCIDENT AND LANDED WITH 9000 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD. MY DECISION TO CONTINUE TO DEST WAS BASED ON THE EXCELLENT WX ALONG OUR RTE, THE MANY ALTERNATE ARPTS ALONG OUR RTE, DISCUSSION WITH OUR MAINT COORDINATOR AND DISPATCHER. MY MENTAL STATE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS RELAXED FOR THE MOST PART. OUR ALT AND WX CONDITIONS GAVE ME TIME TO THINK CLRLY WITHOUT PANIC.
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.