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727-200 in climb at FL210 declared an emergency and diverted due to #3 engine strut overheat light illuminated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478181 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j86.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5900 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 761 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #3 strut ovht warning |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Departed aus for las. Climbing through FL210 approximately 95 NM west of aus, flight engineer noticed engine #3 strut overheat light illuminate. He notified me, then pulled out the 'engine strut overheat light' checklist. I had the first officer and flight engineer work the checklist while I flew and worked the radios. After completing the checklist, it was determined a precautionary shutdown of engine #3 was necessary. I declared an emergency, requested a turn back to aus, and requested emergency equipment standing by. I then advised senior flight attendant to inform the passenger. I called for the 'engine failure precautionary shutdown' checklist which the first officer and flight engineer worked. It was then determined we would be over maximum landing weight, so I called for the fuel dump checklist and notified ATC. We dumped approximately 4K pounds of fuel. Notified ATC of fuel dump termination. I then called for the '2 engine landing' checklist. We continued inbound, landed VFR uneventfully on runway 17R aus, taxied to the gate on 2 engines and terminated the emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 727-200 IN CLB AT FL210 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #3 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Narrative: DEPARTED AUS FOR LAS. CLBING THROUGH FL210 APPROX 95 NM W OF AUS, FE NOTICED ENG #3 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. HE NOTIFIED ME, THEN PULLED OUT THE 'ENG STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT' CHKLIST. I HAD THE FO AND FE WORK THE CHKLIST WHILE I FLEW AND WORKED THE RADIOS. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHKLIST, IT WAS DETERMINED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF ENG #3 WAS NECESSARY. I DECLARED AN EMER, REQUESTED A TURN BACK TO AUS, AND REQUESTED EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. I THEN ADVISED SENIOR FLT ATTENDANT TO INFORM THE PAX. I CALLED FOR THE 'ENG FAILURE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN' CHKLIST WHICH THE FO AND FE WORKED. IT WAS THEN DETERMINED WE WOULD BE OVER MAX LNDG WT, SO I CALLED FOR THE FUEL DUMP CHKLIST AND NOTIFIED ATC. WE DUMPED APPROX 4K LBS OF FUEL. NOTIFIED ATC OF FUEL DUMP TERMINATION. I THEN CALLED FOR THE '2 ENG LNDG' CHKLIST. WE CONTINUED INBOUND, LANDED VFR UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 17R AUS, TAXIED TO THE GATE ON 2 ENGS AND TERMINATED THE EMER.
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.