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Widebody transport 4 engine aircraft at FL390 northeast of new york city enroute phl had overtemperature on #1 engine. Flight crew shut down the engine, proceeded to phl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 125401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hto |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 125401 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 125231 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were northeast of hampton VOR at FL390 in cruise flight. We received a clearance to descend to FL260. As descent was initiated #1 engine quit running. An engine failure checklist was completed. Passing FL360 on descent ATC asked us to stop descent at 350. We advised ATC of our engine failure, declared an emergency, and requested further descent. We discussed landing sites and selected phl. Approach and landing to 27L were uneventful. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: en route from germany to phl. USA. Engine overtemped. Felt it was prudent to shut it down to save the engine. This proved out as mechanics boroscoped the engine and FAA allowed another 60 hours of operation. Has 400 passenger destination phl, considered all factors and determined phl was the nearest suitable airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB 4 ENGINE ACFT AT FL390 NORTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY ENROUTE PHL HAD OVERTEMPERATURE ON #1 ENGINE. FLT CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, PROCEEDED TO PHL.
Narrative: WE WERE NE OF HAMPTON VOR AT FL390 IN CRUISE FLT. WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO DSND TO FL260. AS DSCNT WAS INITIATED #1 ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. AN ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. PASSING FL360 ON DSCNT ATC ASKED US TO STOP DSCNT AT 350. WE ADVISED ATC OF OUR ENGINE FAILURE, DECLARED AN EMER, AND REQUESTED FURTHER DSCNT. WE DISCUSSED LNDG SITES AND SELECTED PHL. APCH AND LNDG TO 27L WERE UNEVENTFUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ENRTE FROM GERMANY TO PHL. USA. ENGINE OVERTEMPED. FELT IT WAS PRUDENT TO SHUT IT DOWN TO SAVE THE ENGINE. THIS PROVED OUT AS MECHANICS BOROSCOPED THE ENGINE AND FAA ALLOWED ANOTHER 60 HRS OF OPERATION. HAS 400 PAX DEST PHL, CONSIDERED ALL FACTORS AND DETERMINED PHL WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
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.