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A B757 on approach. When flaps selected from 1 degree to 5 degrees, the engine fuel control switch was inadvertently moved to the cutoff position shutting down #2 engine. Restart attempt failed and overtemped engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373862 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2200 msl bound upper : 2200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 373862 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 373489 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight xx (las-lax) on jul/xx/97 I served as captain and PIC of that flight. I was assisted in the cockpit by first officer. Ship number abc, a B757, was used. Flight was the second segment on the first day of rotation. The first officer served as the PF. The flight was conducted within normal parameters from takeoff until initial approach into the lax area. As we began configuring the aircraft for the approach, I reached around behind the throttles to change the flap settings from 1 degree to 5 degrees. During this process, my arm touched the fuel control switch for the #2 engine. As this occurred, the switch was inadvertently moved to the off position. We then began the in-flight start procedure. During this process, the engine temperature increase was approaching 485 degrees C. I then shut down the engine. After shutting down, the temperature increased to as high as 503 degrees for approximately 7 seconds. We then employed the engine shutdown checklist, and notified lax tower that we had lost an engine. We then continued the approach and landed at lax without additional irregular conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 ON APCH. WHEN FLAPS SELECTED FROM 1 DEG TO 5 DEGS, THE ENG FUEL CTL SWITCH WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED TO THE CUTOFF POS SHUTTING DOWN #2 ENG. RESTART ATTEMPT FAILED AND OVERTEMPED ENG.
Narrative: FLT XX (LAS-LAX) ON JUL/XX/97 I SERVED AS CAPT AND PIC OF THAT FLT. I WAS ASSISTED IN THE COCKPIT BY FO. SHIP NUMBER ABC, A B757, WAS USED. FLT WAS THE SECOND SEGMENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF ROTATION. THE FO SERVED AS THE PF. THE FLT WAS CONDUCTED WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS FROM TKOF UNTIL INITIAL APCH INTO THE LAX AREA. AS WE BEGAN CONFIGURING THE ACFT FOR THE APCH, I REACHED AROUND BEHIND THE THROTTLES TO CHANGE THE FLAP SETTINGS FROM 1 DEG TO 5 DEGS. DURING THIS PROCESS, MY ARM TOUCHED THE FUEL CTL SWITCH FOR THE #2 ENG. AS THIS OCCURRED, THE SWITCH WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED TO THE OFF POS. WE THEN BEGAN THE INFLT START PROC. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE ENG TEMP INCREASE WAS APCHING 485 DEGS C. I THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENG. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN, THE TEMP INCREASED TO AS HIGH AS 503 DEGS FOR APPROX 7 SECONDS. WE THEN EMPLOYED THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST, AND NOTIFIED LAX TWR THAT WE HAD LOST AN ENG. WE THEN CONTINUED THE APCH AND LANDED AT LAX WITHOUT ADDITIONAL IRREGULAR CONDITIONS.
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.