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Engine surging passing 10;000 ft during climb resulted in a DHC8 engine shutdown and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959284 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Took off and about ten to fifteen minutes into flight passing through 10;000 ft the number two engine started surging. Both flight crew members noticed the surging of the number two engine and yawing of the aircraft. Shutdown the number two engine; declared an emergency and returned to the field.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Engine surging passing 10;000 FT during climb resulted in a DHC8 engine shutdown and return to departure airport.
Narrative: Took off and about ten to fifteen minutes into flight passing through 10;000 FT the number two engine started surging. Both flight crew members noticed the surging of the number two engine and yawing of the aircraft. Shutdown the number two engine; declared an emergency and returned to the field.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.