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Attributes | |
ACN | 172662 |
Time | |
Date | 199103 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : rmg airport : atl |
State Reference | GA |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tower : btv |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4160 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 172662 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 3000 |
ASRS Report | 172822 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Hsv-atl flight. Leveling off at cruise when left np momentarily dropped to 91.8. F/a called cockpit and said passenger reported sparks and flames out of left engine. Other than momentary drop in left np, we saw no indication in cockpit. We were at level cruise by then, and as a precautionary measure, followed engine shutdown procedure and used appropriate checklist for left engine. By the time the procedure was completed and checklist used, we were at rome VOR. Rome VOR followed rome arrival into ATC and requested and received priority landing. Single engine performance was good and passenger were told of situation. On the ground, maintenance informed me the left auxiliary generator had burned up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO AUX GENERATOR FIRE. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: HSV-ATL FLT. LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE WHEN LEFT NP MOMENTARILY DROPPED TO 91.8. F/A CALLED COCKPIT AND SAID PAX RPTED SPARKS AND FLAMES OUT OF LEFT ENG. OTHER THAN MOMENTARY DROP IN LEFT NP, WE SAW NO INDICATION IN COCKPIT. WE WERE AT LEVEL CRUISE BY THEN, AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, FOLLOWED ENG SHUTDOWN PROC AND USED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST FOR LEFT ENG. BY THE TIME THE PROC WAS COMPLETED AND CHKLIST USED, WE WERE AT ROME VOR. ROME VOR FOLLOWED ROME ARR INTO ATC AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY LNDG. SINGLE ENG PERFORMANCE WAS GOOD AND PAX WERE TOLD OF SITUATION. ON THE GND, MAINT INFORMED ME THE LEFT AUX GENERATOR HAD BURNED UP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.