<< >> NASA ASRS Report 471201, April 2000

Flight crew of a fokker 100 declared an emergency while holding in descent due to the #1 engine vibration.

Attributes
ACN	471201
Time
Date	200004
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : adena
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 17000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	471201
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications 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

Narrative:

Aircraft developed #1 engine vibration while holding at adena intersection. Emergency was declared and was cleared from holding and vectored for approach/landing at clt. Approach/landing was uneventful, taxied to gate after landing. Engine anti-ice was on and there were no indications of icing while holding.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A FOKKER 100 DECLARED AN EMER WHILE HOLDING IN DSCNT DUE TO THE #1 ENG VIBRATION.

Narrative: ACFT DEVELOPED #1 ENG VIBRATION WHILE HOLDING AT ADENA INTXN. EMER WAS DECLARED AND WAS CLRED FROM HOLDING AND VECTORED FOR APCH/LNDG AT CLT. APCH/LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL, TAXIED TO GATE AFTER LNDG. ENG ANTI-ICE WAS ON AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ICING WHILE HOLDING.

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.