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Air carrier medium large transport's #1 engine reverts to flight idle position within the fuel controller. Flight crew performs an in-flight engine shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : flm |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 238499 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Retarded engines to flight idle at top of descent. #1 engine lost all thrust and did not respond to throttle movement. #1 engine was shut down, an emergency declared and a diversion to cvg conducted. Landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG'S #1 ENG REVERTS TO FLT IDLE POS WITHIN THE FUEL CTLR. FLC PERFORMS AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.
Narrative: RETARDED ENGS TO FLT IDLE AT TOP OF DSCNT. #1 ENG LOST ALL THRUST AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, AN EMER DECLARED AND A DIVERSION TO CVG CONDUCTED. LNDG 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.