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Right pylon overheat caused flight crew to shut down right engine. Captain requested priority handling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199102 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 172965 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
#2 nacelle/pylon overheat light and aft smoke detection alarms came on. With #2 in idle smoke detection alarms sounded steady and overheat light came back on. On downwind at approximately 7500' MSL we shut down #2, requested 'priority' handling and equipment. Landed on runway 27R. Smooth landing. Systems ok on ground. Released emergency vehs. Excellent cooperation by crew, aircraft and tower and emergency vehs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: R PYLON OVERHEAT CAUSED FLT CREW TO SHUT DOWN R ENGINE. CAPT REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING.
Narrative: #2 NACELLE/PYLON OVERHEAT LIGHT AND AFT SMOKE DETECTION ALARMS CAME ON. WITH #2 IN IDLE SMOKE DETECTION ALARMS SOUNDED STEADY AND OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME BACK ON. ON DOWNWIND AT APPROX 7500' MSL WE SHUT DOWN #2, REQUESTED 'PRIORITY' HANDLING AND EQUIP. LANDED ON RWY 27R. SMOOTH LNDG. SYSTEMS OK ON GND. RELEASED EMER VEHS. EXCELLENT COOPERATION BY CREW, ACFT AND TWR AND EMER VEHS.
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.