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A B727-200 at top of descent at FL330 declared an emergency and shut down #1 engine due to engine compressor stalling. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509673 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tower : iah.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 8050 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 509673 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine indications other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Any time we moved the thrust levers, we got a pop. We were on the descent when it was determined it was #1 engine. We declared the emergency, shut down the engine with our compressor stall checklist. No other incident occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 AT TOP OF DSCNT AT FL330 DECLARED AN EMER AND SHUT DOWN #1 ENG DUE TO ENG COMPRESSOR STALLING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: ANY TIME WE MOVED THE THRUST LEVERS, WE GOT A POP. WE WERE ON THE DSCNT WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS #1 ENG. WE DECLARED THE EMER, SHUT DOWN THE ENG WITH OUR COMPRESSOR STALL CHKLIST. NO OTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED.
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.