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An air carrier flight crew flying DC10-40 from hnl to sea experienced a compressor stall and engine overtemp resulting in an engine shutdown and emergency landing at sea.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435555 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : zoltr |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 40 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 435555 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At cruise flight, FL370, #1 engine compressor stalled and overtemped. Engine failure checklist completed and engine shut down. Started descent to FL270 and turn off track. Reclred by ATC to sea via A331 at FL270. Declared emergency and made uneventful landing at sea.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING DC10-40 FROM HNL TO SEA EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENG OVERTEMP RESULTING IN AN ENG SHUTDOWN AND EMER LNDG AT SEA.
Narrative: AT CRUISE FLT, FL370, #1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED AND OVERTEMPED. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST COMPLETED AND ENG SHUT DOWN. STARTED DSCNT TO FL270 AND TURN OFF TRACK. RECLRED BY ATC TO SEA VIA A331 AT FL270. DECLARED EMER AND MADE UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT SEA.
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.