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Air carrier medium large transport engine failure during climb through 7500' southwest of sna. In-flight engine shut down return land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 80488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198801 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sna |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 80488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 79964 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine vibration indicator showed 1.8 setting off master caution, with all other engine indications normal. Retarded the throttle (#2) to the point where vibration showed 0.2 with all normal indications. Called for checklist, vibration indicator immediately went up to 2.0 setting off master caution with tailgate temperature going up rapidly. Immediately retarded #2 throttle to idle, tgt continued going up, passing 850 degrees. Brought throttle to the fuel shutoff position. Tgt peaked out at 900 degrees then came down. Engine shutdown normally. Declared emergency, followed up with appropriate checklist and proceeded back to sna with no further mishap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB THROUGH 7500' SOUTHWEST OF SNA. INFLT ENGINE SHUT DOWN RETURN LAND.
Narrative: ENG VIBRATION INDICATOR SHOWED 1.8 SETTING OFF MASTER CAUTION, WITH ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. RETARDED THE THROTTLE (#2) TO THE POINT WHERE VIBRATION SHOWED 0.2 WITH ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS. CALLED FOR CHKLIST, VIBRATION INDICATOR IMMEDIATELY WENT UP TO 2.0 SETTING OFF MASTER CAUTION WITH TAILGATE TEMP GOING UP RAPIDLY. IMMEDIATELY RETARDED #2 THROTTLE TO IDLE, TGT CONTINUED GOING UP, PASSING 850 DEGS. BROUGHT THROTTLE TO THE FUEL SHUTOFF POS. TGT PEAKED OUT AT 900 DEGS THEN CAME DOWN. ENG SHUTDOWN NORMALLY. DECLARED EMER, FOLLOWED UP WITH APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND PROCEEDED BACK TO SNA WITH NO FURTHER MISHAP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.