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A twin engine widebody transport air carrier lost an engine at night. They dumped fuel and returned and landed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 214650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 214650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 214648 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In our climb to FL330, at FL230, with autoplt at VNAV, LNAV on, #2 engine had a compressor stall. We heard a loud bang, observed a flash of light on the right side of the aircraft, and the aircraft initially yawed to the right. #2 engine egt went to 735 degrees. We shut the engine down per the severe damage fire checklist. The aft cabin attendant reported fire coming from the right engine, so we fired the fire bottle. We contacted ATC, requested a vector to mia, and requested the crash equipment to standby. During descent, we dumped about 16000 pounds of fuel to land at 319000 pounds. We accomplished all pertinent checklists and had a normal landing. We also did the short cabin prep during descent. We were well prepared for this incident from the training we had received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN ENG WDB ACR LOST AN ENG AT NIGHT. THEY DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED AND LANDED.
Narrative: IN OUR CLB TO FL330, AT FL230, WITH AUTOPLT AT VNAV, LNAV ON, #2 ENG HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL. WE HEARD A LOUD BANG, OBSERVED A FLASH OF LIGHT ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT, AND THE ACFT INITIALLY YAWED TO THE R. #2 ENG EGT WENT TO 735 DEGS. WE SHUT THE ENG DOWN PER THE SEVERE DAMAGE FIRE CHKLIST. THE AFT CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED FIRE COMING FROM THE R ENG, SO WE FIRED THE FIRE BOTTLE. WE CONTACTED ATC, REQUESTED A VECTOR TO MIA, AND REQUESTED THE CRASH EQUIP TO STANDBY. DURING DSCNT, WE DUMPED ABOUT 16000 POUNDS OF FUEL TO LAND AT 319000 POUNDS. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL PERTINENT CHKLISTS AND HAD A NORMAL LNDG. WE ALSO DID THE SHORT CABIN PREP DURING DSCNT. WE WERE WELL PREPARED FOR THIS INCIDENT FROM THE TRAINING WE HAD RECEIVED.
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.