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DC9 has faulty engine indications that were not consistent with aircraft performance or condition. PIC elects to declare emergency and land as soon as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362033 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roa |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roa tower : elp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing other other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 362033 |
| 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 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Declared precautionary emergency due to electrical fault causing abnormal engine indicating and system indicating instrument readings. These readings were inconsistent with actual airplane condition. Uneventful landing. Unpwred bus -- no warning lights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC9 HAS FAULTY ENG INDICATIONS THAT WERE NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACFT PERFORMANCE OR CONDITION. PIC ELECTS TO DECLARE EMER AND LAND ASAP.
Narrative: DECLARED PRECAUTIONARY EMER DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAULT CAUSING ABNORMAL ENG INDICATING AND SYS INDICATING INST READINGS. THESE READINGS WERE INCONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL AIRPLANE CONDITION. UNEVENTFUL LNDG. UNPWRED BUS -- NO WARNING LIGHTS.
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.