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EMB120 flight crew declared an emergency during descent due to shutting down 1 engine due to a bleed air duct leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : act.vortac |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : act.tracon tracon : d21.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 519108 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 5000 ft, the duct leak light illuminated. After identing the problem, the QRH was initiated. We were unable to isolate the leak, therefore, a precautionary engine shutdown was performed, as per QRH. ATC was notified of the emergency, and I landed the plane without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB120 FLC DECLARED AN EMER DURING DSCNT DUE TO SHUTTING DOWN 1 ENG DUE TO A BLEED AIR DUCT LEAK.
Narrative: AT 5000 FT, THE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER IDENTING THE PROB, THE QRH WAS INITIATED. WE WERE UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE LEAK, THEREFORE, A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN WAS PERFORMED, AS PER QRH. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE EMER, AND I LANDED THE PLANE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.