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Flight crew of a 3 engine large transport shut down the #1 engine and declared an emergency after the strut overheat light came on, and expediting let down to their original destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : dfw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 383335 |
| 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 other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During descent to dfw, #1 engine strut overheat light came on. Retarded throttle, completed checklist, contacted maintenance and dispatch, all agreed to secure #1 engine. Declared emergency, notified flight attendants. Landing was uneventful. Rescue said aircraft was ok. Taxied to gate. Controllers/maintenance/dispatch/flight attendants and crew all did a great job. Passenger deplaned very positive manner.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A 3 ENG LGT SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG AND DECLARED AN EMER AFTER THE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON, AND EXPEDITING LET DOWN TO THEIR ORIGINAL DEST.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT TO DFW, #1 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. RETARDED THROTTLE, COMPLETED CHKLIST, CONTACTED MAINT AND DISPATCH, ALL AGREED TO SECURE #1 ENG. DECLARED EMER, NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANTS. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. RESCUE SAID ACFT WAS OK. TAXIED TO GATE. CTLRS/MAINT/DISPATCH/FLT ATTENDANTS AND CREW ALL DID A GREAT JOB. PAX DEPLANED VERY POSITIVE MANNER.
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.