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B737-200 has a #2 engine internal failure, sending parts out the tailpipe with fire visible to passenger. Flight crew initiates in-flight engine shutdown without using the fire bottles. Passenger cabin attendant omission to report information to flight crew discovered at gate after return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tracon : mia |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 358535 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During climb out, audible bang, aircraft shudder felt and right engine indications of decreasing N1, N2, oil quantity. In-flight shutdown accomplished as per pilots operations manual. Human factors: slight communication breakdown during this time critical abnormal. After landing, at the gate, the flight attendant mentioned that 2 passenger on right side of aircraft saw engine torching and debris exiting the malfunctioning engine. This vital information could have resulted in different flight crew decisions. Consideration would be given to discharging the fire bottle even though there was no cockpit indications. This human factors breakdown could be prevented by a more thorough preflight, flight attendant briefing and in-flight. During the abnormal, request the csc to state any observations from the cabin area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 HAS A #2 ENG INTERNAL FAILURE, SENDING PARTS OUT THE TAILPIPE WITH FIRE VISIBLE TO PAX. FLC INITIATES INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN WITHOUT USING THE FIRE BOTTLES. PAX CABIN ATTENDANT OMISSION TO RPT INFO TO FLC DISCOVERED AT GATE AFTER RETURN LAND.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT, AUDIBLE BANG, ACFT SHUDDER FELT AND R ENG INDICATIONS OF DECREASING N1, N2, OIL QUANTITY. INFLT SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED AS PER PLTS OPS MANUAL. HUMAN FACTORS: SLIGHT COM BREAKDOWN DURING THIS TIME CRITICAL ABNORMAL. AFTER LNDG, AT THE GATE, THE FLT ATTENDANT MENTIONED THAT 2 PAX ON R SIDE OF ACFT SAW ENG TORCHING AND DEBRIS EXITING THE MALFUNCTIONING ENG. THIS VITAL INFO COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DIFFERENT FLC DECISIONS. CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO DISCHARGING THE FIRE BOTTLE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS. THIS HUMAN FACTORS BREAKDOWN COULD BE PREVENTED BY A MORE THOROUGH PREFLT, FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING AND INFLT. DURING THE ABNORMAL, REQUEST THE CSC TO STATE ANY OBSERVATIONS FROM THE CABIN AREA.
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.