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An SF340 flight crew lands at dtw with an engine vibration from an unknown source. Maintenance had advised the captain to 'not shut the engine down' while on a 10 mi final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 430090 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At approximately 30-40 mi from dtw we experienced an engine vibration. I followed our QRH trying to identify which engine was the problem. I notified maintenance for our company. I was turning on a 10 mi final when they told me not to shut down the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SF340 FLC LANDS AT DTW WITH AN ENG VIBRATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. MAINT HAD ADVISED THE CAPT TO 'NOT SHUT THE ENG DOWN' WHILE ON A 10 MI FINAL.
Narrative: AT APPROX 30-40 MI FROM DTW WE EXPERIENCED AN ENG VIBRATION. I FOLLOWED OUR QRH TRYING TO IDENT WHICH ENG WAS THE PROB. I NOTIFIED MAINT FOR OUR COMPANY. I WAS TURNING ON A 10 MI FINAL WHEN THEY TOLD ME NOT TO SHUT DOWN 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.