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Large transport has #3 engine fail. Unable maintain altitude. Declares emergency, reverses course to return.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221229 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gup |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tower : dto |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zab |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 221229 |
| 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 | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruise at 33000. Engine #3 failed. Slight altitude loss. Asked ATC for course reversal and descent to lower altitude (performance on remaining 2 engines was not enough for safety of flight). Emergency declared as precautionary measure. (ATC granted course reversal and new altitude without emergency declaration). ATC was extremely helpful in providing altitude and vectoring requirements. Return to phx was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT HAS #3 ENG FAIL. UNABLE MAINTAIN ALT. DECLARES EMER, REVERSES COURSE TO RETURN.
Narrative: CRUISE AT 33000. ENG #3 FAILED. SLIGHT ALT LOSS. ASKED ATC FOR COURSE REVERSAL AND DSCNT TO LOWER ALT (PERFORMANCE ON REMAINING 2 ENGS WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR SAFETY OF FLT). EMER DECLARED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. (ATC GRANTED COURSE REVERSAL AND NEW ALT WITHOUT EMER DECLARATION). ATC WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN PROVIDING ALT AND VECTORING REQUIREMENTS. RETURN TO PHX WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.