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A300 flight crew discovers an egt exceedance upon reaching cruise altitude; (1;050 degrees C) and elects to return to the departure airport after burning down to maximum landing weight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1061391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201301 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Captain leveled aircraft at FL320 and in accordance with with cruise checklist; noticed the egt exceedance pointer on number 2 had exceeded 1;000 degrees to approximately 1;050 celsius. In accordance with the QRH we brought number 2 engine to idle. No other abnormal indication existed and we notified center we would be returning. Maintenance and dispatch were notified. We needed to burn down approximately 10;000 pounds of fuel to prevent an overweight landing and requested holding 15 NM northwest of the airport at 10;000 feet. After all checklists and briefings were completed; we exited holding and declared an emergency with ATC as a precautionary measure. We proceeded to an uneventful landing and terminated the emergency after clearing the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 flight crew discovers an EGT exceedance upon reaching cruise altitude; (1;050 degrees C) and elects to return to the departure airport after burning down to maximum landing weight.
Narrative: Captain leveled aircraft at FL320 and IAW with cruise checklist; noticed the EGT exceedance pointer on Number 2 had exceeded 1;000 degrees to approximately 1;050 Celsius. IAW the QRH we brought Number 2 engine to idle. No other abnormal indication existed and we notified Center we would be returning. Maintenance and Dispatch were notified. We needed to burn down approximately 10;000 LBS of fuel to prevent an overweight landing and requested holding 15 NM NW of the airport at 10;000 feet. After all checklists and briefings were completed; we exited holding and declared an emergency with ATC as a precautionary measure. We proceeded to an uneventful landing and terminated the emergency after clearing the runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.