<< >> NASA ASRS Report 406769, July 1998

A B767-200 on approach at 1000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of power in #1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	406769
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	406769
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
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 descent into lga, as power came up from idle, a bang was heard from left engine and engine remained at idle power. No control of left engine from cockpit. Engine remained at idle power. There were no indications in cockpit of engine failure or engine exceedances. Engine was not shut down. A go around at lga and emergency was declared. Controllers at lga were the utmost professional and handled situation well. Aircraft climbed well to 3000 ft but did not turn well to right. Controllers gave us a left turn direct to jfk where an off duty runway was used to straight-in approach. No other incidents this flight. No one hurt. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a B767-200 pwred with general electric CF6-80c2 engines. The reporter said the maintenance action was to replace the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-200 ON APCH AT 1000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF PWR IN #1 ENG.

Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO LGA, AS PWR CAME UP FROM IDLE, A BANG WAS HEARD FROM L ENG AND ENG REMAINED AT IDLE PWR. NO CTL OF L ENG FROM COCKPIT. ENG REMAINED AT IDLE PWR. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT OF ENG FAILURE OR ENG EXCEEDANCES. ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. A GAR AT LGA AND EMER WAS DECLARED. CTLRS AT LGA WERE THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL AND HANDLED SIT WELL. ACFT CLBED WELL TO 3000 FT BUT DID NOT TURN WELL TO R. CTLRS GAVE US A L TURN DIRECT TO JFK WHERE AN OFF DUTY RWY WAS USED TO STRAIGHT-IN APCH. NO OTHER INCIDENTS THIS FLT. NO ONE HURT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A B767-200 PWRED WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC CF6-80C2 ENGS. THE RPTR SAID THE MAINT ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENG.

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.