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The acting captain who was giving IOE to a new first officer inadvertently shut down the left engine just prior to touchdown. He took over and landed the airplane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334797 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 10 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 334797 |
| 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 other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was the captain giving IOE to a new first officer. We were landing runway 21R at dtw with a 12-15 KT right crosswind. My right hand was behind the throttles, in preparation to help or take over, as necessary. At about 10 ft AGL, I moved my hand back and down, as the first officer was retarding the power. I felt the heel of my hand touch a fuel control, and then heard a 'click.' the left fuel control had shut off, shutting down the left engine. With no time to explain, I took control of the aircraft and landed without incident. I'm as sure as I can be, that the fuel control was latched when the engine was started. However, the fuel control/latching mechanism is being checked. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was in a B757 when the event occurred. He said the chief pilot said welcome to the club when the reporter told him he had inadvertently shut off the engine. The switches were checked and they were functioning in accordance with the design specifications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE ACTING CAPT WHO WAS GIVING IOE TO A NEW FO INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN THE L ENG JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. HE TOOK OVER AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT GIVING IOE TO A NEW FO. WE WERE LNDG RWY 21R AT DTW WITH A 12-15 KT R XWIND. MY R HAND WAS BEHIND THE THROTTLES, IN PREPARATION TO HELP OR TAKE OVER, AS NECESSARY. AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL, I MOVED MY HAND BACK AND DOWN, AS THE FO WAS RETARDING THE PWR. I FELT THE HEEL OF MY HAND TOUCH A FUEL CTL, AND THEN HEARD A 'CLICK.' THE L FUEL CTL HAD SHUT OFF, SHUTTING DOWN THE L ENG. WITH NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I'M AS SURE AS I CAN BE, THAT THE FUEL CTL WAS LATCHED WHEN THE ENG WAS STARTED. HOWEVER, THE FUEL CTL/LATCHING MECHANISM IS BEING CHKED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS IN A B757 WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. HE SAID THE CHIEF PLT SAID WELCOME TO THE CLUB WHEN THE RPTR TOLD HIM HE HAD INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF THE ENG. THE SWITCHES WERE CHKED AND THEY WERE FUNCTIONING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DESIGN SPECS.
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.