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An air carrier widebody transport flight crew shuts down the #3 engine after it starts vibrating during descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376739 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw tracon : bdl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 376739 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 377429 |
| 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:
Flight operated normally from atl to dfw until 12000 ft descending, when #3 engine began severe vibration accompanied by high tgt. I declared an emergency and accomplished engine failure/damage checklist in accordance with pilot's operating manual and follow-up checklist. An uneventful approach and landing on runway 35C at dfw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR WDB FLC SHUTS DOWN THE #3 ENG AFTER IT STARTS VIBRATING DURING DSCNT.
Narrative: FLT OPERATED NORMALLY FROM ATL TO DFW UNTIL 12000 FT DSNDING, WHEN #3 ENG BEGAN SEVERE VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH TGT. I DECLARED AN EMER AND ACCOMPLISHED ENG FAILURE/DAMAGE CHKLIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLT'S OPERATING MANUAL AND FOLLOW-UP CHKLIST. AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG ON RWY 35C AT DFW.
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.