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A B737-400 engine shutdown and emergency declared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490252 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sct.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 490252 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 490037 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : elec. annun. lights other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On downwind for ILS runway 24R at lax, crew initially smelled fumes followed by a noise and electrical annunciator lights. Aircraft was descending on the approach vector with the throttles at idle. The #1 engine egt was increasing toward red-line. The decision was made to shut down the #1 engine. An emergency was declared and all appropriate checklists completed. We received priority approach clearance and had an uneventful landing. The time lapse for this whole event was approximately 5 mins from initial indication to touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 ENG SHUTDOWN AND EMER DECLARED.
Narrative: ON DOWNWIND FOR ILS RWY 24R AT LAX, CREW INITIALLY SMELLED FUMES FOLLOWED BY A NOISE AND ELECTRICAL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. ACFT WAS DSNDING ON THE APCH VECTOR WITH THE THROTTLES AT IDLE. THE #1 ENG EGT WAS INCREASING TOWARD RED-LINE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS COMPLETED. WE RECEIVED PRIORITY APCH CLRNC AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. THE TIME LAPSE FOR THIS WHOLE EVENT WAS APPROX 5 MINS FROM INITIAL INDICATION TO TOUCHDOWN.
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.