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An MD80 on leveloff at FL320 declared an emergency and returned to the departure airport due to right engine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 678349 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 678349 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 678346 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : r engine egt ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after leveloff at FL320; the right engine failed. We declared an emergency; ran appropriate checklists; and returned to land; landing uneventfully. Crash fire rescue equipment checked the aircraft on the taxiway after landing and we taxied to the gate. Aircraft was landed overweight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated on leveloff at FL320 the engine just failed with no noise or vibration and the only noted indication was the egt indication was pegged high. The component or section of the engine that failed is unknown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 ON LEVELOFF AT FL320 DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT DUE TO R ENG FAILURE.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL320; THE R ENG FAILED. WE DECLARED AN EMER; RAN APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS; AND RETURNED TO LAND; LNDG UNEVENTFULLY. CFR CHKED THE ACFT ON THE TXWY AFTER LNDG AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. ACFT WAS LANDED OVERWT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED ON LEVELOFF AT FL320 THE ENG JUST FAILED WITH NO NOISE OR VIBRATION AND THE ONLY NOTED INDICATION WAS THE EGT INDICATION WAS PEGGED HIGH. THE COMPONENT OR SECTION OF THE ENG THAT FAILED IS UNKNOWN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.