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Flight crew of an S80 continue to destination airport with a major aircraft equipment problem. High flow warning light on. Checklist use appeared to put the light out with no further problems. Reporter error admitted in continuing flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 352374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yyc |
| State Reference | AB |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zyc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 352374 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 352515 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: edmonton. Location: yyc/073/40. Departed yyc with engine anti-ice on and airfoil anti-ice at 1000 ft. Flow light came on at 7000 ft MSL. Started to run the checklist when the flow light went out. The aft compartment light came on during the climb at FL240. Accomplished critical actions in the checklist and leveled at FL260 to troubleshoot the light. Light went out when left throttle was retarded and left air conditioning pack was turned off. Light stayed out when left throttle was advanced. Elected to continue to ord since icing and clouds were present at yyc, cabin pressure was holding, and all lights remained out. Initial inclination was to immediately return to yyc, but when troubleshooting the light continue operations became continue the trip in my mind since all lights were out. In retrospect, smart flying and checklist procedures dictated a return to yyc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN S80 CONTINUE TO DEST ARPT WITH A MAJOR ACFT EQUIP PROB. HIGH FLOW WARNING LIGHT ON. CHKLIST USE APPEARED TO PUT THE LIGHT OUT WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. RPTR ERROR ADMITTED IN CONTINUING FLT.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: EDMONTON. LOCATION: YYC/073/40. DEPARTED YYC WITH ENG ANTI-ICE ON AND AIRFOIL ANTI-ICE AT 1000 FT. FLOW LIGHT CAME ON AT 7000 FT MSL. STARTED TO RUN THE CHKLIST WHEN THE FLOW LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AFT COMPARTMENT LIGHT CAME ON DURING THE CLB AT FL240. ACCOMPLISHED CRITICAL ACTIONS IN THE CHKLIST AND LEVELED AT FL260 TO TROUBLESHOOT THE LIGHT. LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN L THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND L AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS TURNED OFF. LIGHT STAYED OUT WHEN L THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED. ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO ORD SINCE ICING AND CLOUDS WERE PRESENT AT YYC, CABIN PRESSURE WAS HOLDING, AND ALL LIGHTS REMAINED OUT. INITIAL INCLINATION WAS TO IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO YYC, BUT WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING THE LIGHT CONTINUE OPS BECAME CONTINUE THE TRIP IN MY MIND SINCE ALL LIGHTS WERE OUT. IN RETROSPECT, SMART FLYING AND CHKLIST PROCS DICTATED A RETURN TO YYC.
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.