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Air carrier first officer reports the engine out procedure for stt cannot be accomplished due to terrain features blocking the stt DME at the desired turn point during a runway 10 departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | STT.Airport |
| State Reference | VI |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
The engine out procedures for runway 10 at stt require a right turn to a heading of 190 at the stt VOR 4.2 DME. I have flown the same flight for the past 3 weeks and there is no DME indication until you reach at least the 4.6 DME. If there were an engine failure after takeoff you would be late making the required turn due to lack of DME readout. Also; my experience was based on a 2-engine climb rate; if you were single engine you most likely would be even further past the 4.2 DME turn point until you reached an altitude high enough to receive DME. I believe the terrain gap in the runway 10 departure zone blocks the stt VOR DME. The stt procedures needs to be reviewed and modified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier First Officer reports the engine out procedure for STT cannot be accomplished due to terrain features blocking the STT DME at the desired turn point during a Runway 10 departure.
Narrative: The Engine out procedures for Runway 10 at STT require a right turn to a heading of 190 at the STT VOR 4.2 DME. I have flown the same flight for the past 3 weeks and there is no DME indication until you reach at least the 4.6 DME. If there were an engine failure after takeoff you would be late making the required turn due to lack of DME readout. Also; my experience was based on a 2-engine climb rate; if you were single engine you most likely would be even further past the 4.2 DME turn point until you reached an altitude high enough to receive DME. I believe the terrain gap in the Runway 10 departure zone blocks the STT VOR DME. The STT procedures needs to be reviewed and modified.
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.