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An ATR72 flight crew has to return and land after shutting down #2 engine just after cruise established 30 NM north of macon, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 571827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200301 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : mcn.vortac |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : v323.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 571827 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 571691 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Takeoff from macon (middle GA regional) airport uneventfully. Turned to heading of north and cleared to an altitude of 8000 ft MSL. While executing the cruise checklist, upon moving power management selector to cruise, the #2 engine began to pulsate, which caused the aircraft to yaw. We subsequently shut down the #2 engine and feathered it, and returned to macon with a safe landing. Emergency was declared prior to engine shutdown/feathered in flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR72 FLC HAS TO RETURN AND LAND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN #2 ENG JUST AFTER CRUISE ESTABLISHED 30 NM N OF MACON, GA.
Narrative: TKOF FROM MACON (MIDDLE GA REGIONAL) ARPT UNEVENTFULLY. TURNED TO HDG OF NORTH AND CLRED TO AN ALT OF 8000 FT MSL. WHILE EXECUTING THE CRUISE CHKLIST, UPON MOVING PWR MGMNT SELECTOR TO CRUISE, THE #2 ENG BEGAN TO PULSATE, WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO YAW. WE SUBSEQUENTLY SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG AND FEATHERED IT, AND RETURNED TO MACON WITH A SAFE LNDG. EMER WAS DECLARED PRIOR TO ENG SHUTDOWN/FEATHERED IN FLT.
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.