<< >> NASA ASRS Report 429131, February 1999

Pilot of a twin small transport while on final for a visual approach requested priority handling for landing due to a right engine malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	429131
Time
Date	199902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sju.tower tower : sjc.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 7150 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	429131
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On feb/xa/99 while arriving from the east to luis munoz marin international airport, I experienced a right engine malfunction. Runway 28 was requested for landing priority. While on ground, assistance was requested to push the airplane back from the edge of the taxiway, due to unable to taxi due to differential power. Airport personnel helped in accommodating the airplane and then helped to push it forward off of the taxiway. The fuel truck nearby offered help and I used their ladder to verify oil in the engine, also verify fuel in the tanks. It had some fuel in it. Nevertheless, I asked them to add 15 gallons on each tank to compensate for the fueler's help. The aircraft was then moved to maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A TWIN SMT WHILE ON FINAL FOR A VISUAL APCH REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING FOR LNDG DUE TO A R ENG MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: ON FEB/XA/99 WHILE ARRIVING FROM THE E TO LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTL ARPT, I EXPERIENCED A R ENG MALFUNCTION. RWY 28 WAS REQUESTED FOR LNDG PRIORITY. WHILE ON GND, ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED TO PUSH THE AIRPLANE BACK FROM THE EDGE OF THE TXWY, DUE TO UNABLE TO TAXI DUE TO DIFFERENTIAL PWR. ARPT PERSONNEL HELPED IN ACCOMMODATING THE AIRPLANE AND THEN HELPED TO PUSH IT FORWARD OFF OF THE TXWY. THE FUEL TRUCK NEARBY OFFERED HELP AND I USED THEIR LADDER TO VERIFY OIL IN THE ENG, ALSO VERIFY FUEL IN THE TANKS. IT HAD SOME FUEL IN IT. NEVERTHELESS, I ASKED THEM TO ADD 15 GALLONS ON EACH TANK TO COMPENSATE FOR THE FUELER'S HELP. THE ACFT WAS THEN MOVED TO MAINT.

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.