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Flight crew of an ATR72 secured the left engine during descent to land after it flamed out. There was no immediate explanation for the flameout or any subsequently learned since contact with the flight crew was unsuccessful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372330 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mli |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9600 msl bound upper : 9700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mli tower : pwm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 372330 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 3400 |
| ASRS Report | 372331 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On a descent to a visual approach into mli, the left engine flamed out as the aircraft passed through 9600 ft MSL (approximately). No warnings or causes were apparent. Ran all appropriate checklists and followed FARS and company procedures and landed at mli without incident (engine #1 was secured).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN ATR72 SECURED THE L ENG DURING DSCNT TO LAND AFTER IT FLAMED OUT. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE EXPLANATION FOR THE FLAMEOUT OR ANY SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED SINCE CONTACT WITH THE FLC WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Narrative: ON A DSCNT TO A VISUAL APCH INTO MLI, THE L ENG FLAMED OUT AS THE ACFT PASSED THROUGH 9600 FT MSL (APPROX). NO WARNINGS OR CAUSES WERE APPARENT. RAN ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND FOLLOWED FARS AND COMPANY PROCS AND LANDED AT MLI WITHOUT INCIDENT (ENG #1 WAS SECURED).
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.