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An air carrier small transport flight crew on a sightseeing flight has the right engine fail as they start descent toward ktn. They made a successful single engined landing in the harbor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373111 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ann |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 373111 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 373114 |
| 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 Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
As power was being reduced to begin a descent, a series of popping noises was heard from the right engine. At the same time, torque had fallen to zero and the T5 gauge was observed to be high, about 800 degrees. After the engine was shut down and checklist completed, the aircraft was flown to ketchikan harbor where a safe landing was made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR SMT FLC ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT HAS THE R ENG FAIL AS THEY START DSCNT TOWARD KTN. THEY MADE A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINED LNDG IN THE HARBOR.
Narrative: AS PWR WAS BEING REDUCED TO BEGIN A DSCNT, A SERIES OF POPPING NOISES WAS HEARD FROM THE R ENG. AT THE SAME TIME, TORQUE HAD FALLEN TO ZERO AND THE T5 GAUGE WAS OBSERVED TO BE HIGH, ABOUT 800 DEGS. AFTER THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND CHKLIST COMPLETED, THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO KETCHIKAN HARBOR WHERE A SAFE LNDG WAS MADE.
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.