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An MD11 crew idles a vibrating engine while they contact company on ACARS. Engine shut down after communication exchange.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cyxy.airport |
| State Reference | AB |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czeg.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : ns.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 438261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : low oil pressure other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
MD11 cargo jet from ewr to anc developed low oil pressure and vibration on #2 engine. Operated at idle and communicated with company through ACARS, determined to shut engine down. Used ACARS to determine WX at nearest airports and runway lengths from onboard navigation kit and decided to proceed to anchorage, to nearest suitable airport. No problems...mechanics found lots of metal in oil sumps and started engine change.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD11 CREW IDLES A VIBRATING ENG WHILE THEY CONTACT COMPANY ON ACARS. ENG SHUT DOWN AFTER COM EXCHANGE.
Narrative: MD11 CARGO JET FROM EWR TO ANC DEVELOPED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND VIBRATION ON #2 ENG. OPERATED AT IDLE AND COMMUNICATED WITH COMPANY THROUGH ACARS, DETERMINED TO SHUT ENG DOWN. USED ACARS TO DETERMINE WX AT NEAREST ARPTS AND RWY LENGTHS FROM ONBOARD NAV KIT AND DECIDED TO PROCEED TO ANCHORAGE, TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. NO PROBS...MECHS FOUND LOTS OF METAL IN OIL SUMPS AND STARTED ENG CHANGE.
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.