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B757 flight crew reports engine surging passing FL180 in climb. Flight crew declares emergency complies with QRH and diverts.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 791450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 655 |
| ASRS Report | 791450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 792164 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The incident was an engine surge in a B757 ETOPS aircraft at 18000 ft on climb out from ZZZ on an IFR passenger part 121 flight. The QRH was completed; an emergency declared; a return to ZZZ via the ILS xxl requested and cleared; and emergency vehicles summoned. The approach and landing were normal within all limits. Rescue vehicles noted a fuel leak and our taxi was arrested short of xx on a at ZZZ. Through ground we communicated with the emergency vehicles; summoned maintenance; secured the engine. The only complication involved communication on 3 frequencys; ZZZ ATC ground; which also included direct and relayed communication with rescue; company ramp and operations; to bring out maintenance; receive ramp clearance and summon the tug; and interphone to both maintenance and ground tug operator. At one point the tug driver started rolling before ground crews all reported ready; however within 100 yards; the aircraft was stopped and all parties consented to further progress to the gate for flight termination and passenger deplaning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 FLT CREW REPORTS ENGINE SURGING PASSING FL180 IN CLIMB. FLT CREW DECLARES EMERGENCY COMPLIES WITH QRH AND DIVERTS.
Narrative: THE INCIDENT WAS AN ENG SURGE IN A B757 ETOPS ACFT AT 18000 FT ON CLBOUT FROM ZZZ ON AN IFR PAX PART 121 FLT. THE QRH WAS COMPLETED; AN EMER DECLARED; A RETURN TO ZZZ VIA THE ILS XXL REQUESTED AND CLRED; AND EMER VEHICLES SUMMONED. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL WITHIN ALL LIMITS. RESCUE VEHICLES NOTED A FUEL LEAK AND OUR TAXI WAS ARRESTED SHORT OF XX ON A AT ZZZ. THROUGH GND WE COMMUNICATED WITH THE EMER VEHICLES; SUMMONED MAINT; SECURED THE ENG. THE ONLY COMPLICATION INVOLVED COM ON 3 FREQS; ZZZ ATC GND; WHICH ALSO INCLUDED DIRECT AND RELAYED COM WITH RESCUE; COMPANY RAMP AND OPS; TO BRING OUT MAINT; RECEIVE RAMP CLRNC AND SUMMON THE TUG; AND INTERPHONE TO BOTH MAINT AND GND TUG OPERATOR. AT ONE POINT THE TUG DRIVER STARTED ROLLING BEFORE GND CREWS ALL RPTED READY; HOWEVER WITHIN 100 YARDS; THE ACFT WAS STOPPED AND ALL PARTIES CONSENTED TO FURTHER PROGRESS TO THE GATE FOR FLT TERMINATION AND PAX DEPLANING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.