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An MD80 in climb between FL180 and FL200 declared an emergency and diverted due to #1 engine loss of power caused by an N1 bearing failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : 10-3a |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 747287 |
| 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 : #1 engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out of ewr between FL180-FL200, lost power on the #1 engine. Declared an emergency with ATC, went through the company engine failure checklist. Conducted all communications with ATC, company operations, flight attendants, and passenger. Made normal approach and landing (1 engine inoperative) over gross weight. Concluded with debriefing with crew, operations, and maintenance. Made all appropriate logbook entries and paperwork. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was changed and the initial report was the N1 bearing had failed and was suspected frozen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN CLB BTWN FL180 AND FL200 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #1 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY AN N1 BEARING FAILURE.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT OF EWR BTWN FL180-FL200, LOST PWR ON THE #1 ENG. DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC, WENT THROUGH THE COMPANY ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. CONDUCTED ALL COMS WITH ATC, COMPANY OPS, FLT ATTENDANTS, AND PAX. MADE NORMAL APCH AND LNDG (1 ENG INOP) OVER GROSS WT. CONCLUDED WITH DEBRIEFING WITH CREW, OPS, AND MAINT. MADE ALL APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRIES AND PAPERWORK. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS CHANGED AND THE INITIAL RPT WAS THE N1 BEARING HAD FAILED AND WAS SUSPECTED FROZEN.
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.