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Left engine on DC9-50 flames out during descent in airport area. Emergency declared and uneventful landing follows.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 747450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 50 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 16000 |
| ASRS Report | 747450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 3000 ft MSL; being vectored by ZZZ approach for a visual approach to runway 26L; left engine spooled down to idle thrust and quit. Approach cleared us for the visual; first officer was flying; I replied negative; just lost the left engine; declaring an emergency; and requested vector to run checklist. I performed emergency checklist; unable to restart engine. We notified lead flight attendant we had a non-life threatening emergency. We notified ATC and operations and asked them to pass on to dispatch. Cleared to land with fire trucks standing by. Taxied off runway; no damage noted by trucks; taxied to gate. Shut down and deplaned passenger normally thru jetway. Postflt walkaround showed no outward signs of engine damage or leakage. Left aircraft in hands of contract maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LEFT ENGINE ON DC9-50 FLAMES OUT DURING DESCENT IN ARPT AREA. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWS.
Narrative: AT 3000 FT MSL; BEING VECTORED BY ZZZ APCH FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26L; L ENG SPOOLED DOWN TO IDLE THRUST AND QUIT. APCH CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL; FO WAS FLYING; I REPLIED NEGATIVE; JUST LOST THE L ENG; DECLARING AN EMER; AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO RUN CHKLIST. I PERFORMED EMER CHKLIST; UNABLE TO RESTART ENG. WE NOTIFIED LEAD FLT ATTENDANT WE HAD A NON-LIFE THREATENING EMER. WE NOTIFIED ATC AND OPS AND ASKED THEM TO PASS ON TO DISPATCH. CLRED TO LAND WITH FIRE TRUCKS STANDING BY. TAXIED OFF RWY; NO DAMAGE NOTED BY TRUCKS; TAXIED TO GATE. SHUT DOWN AND DEPLANED PAX NORMALLY THRU JETWAY. POSTFLT WALKAROUND SHOWED NO OUTWARD SIGNS OF ENG DAMAGE OR LEAKAGE. LEFT ACFT IN HANDS OF CONTRACT MAINT.
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.