<< >> NASA ASRS Report 398744, April 1998

A B737-200 on takeoff at 1000 ft diverted and shut down #1 engine due to staying at takeoff power caused by a failed fuel control unit.

Attributes
ACN	398744
Time
Date	199804
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tower : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other other
Route In Use	departure other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	398744
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	398747
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 takeoff after gear and flaps up and climb thrust selected, the left engine stayed at takeoff thrust and would not respond to thrust lever commands. Engine was shut down and a single engine overweight landing was accomplished uneventfully. No injuries were sustained. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was a P&west JT8D-9 engine. The loss of engine control was caused by the fuel control unit failure. The reporter stated the thrust lever had movement but no control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 ON TKOF AT 1000 FT DIVERTED AND SHUT DOWN #1 ENG DUE TO STAYING AT TKOF PWR CAUSED BY A FAILED FUEL CTL UNIT.

Narrative: ON TKOF AFTER GEAR AND FLAPS UP AND CLB THRUST SELECTED, THE L ENG STAYED AT TKOF THRUST AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER COMMANDS. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND A SINGLE ENG OVERWT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFULLY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A P&W JT8D-9 ENG. THE LOSS OF ENG CTL WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL CTL UNIT FAILURE. THE RPTR STATED THE THRUST LEVER HAD MOVEMENT BUT NO CTL.

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.