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Engine flare on large transport in climb at 11500. Declared emergency. Shut down engine. Returned to alb for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186338 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11500 msl bound upper : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw tower : sdf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 186338 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 186339 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed alb with normal taxi and takeoff. Climbing through 115000 ft #1 engine had a loud bang and shudder engine instruments indicated a high egt and a drop in #1 EPR. Engine fire severe damage checklist was accomplished. Emergency declared and returned to alb with no further incident. Initial suspicion was #6 stage of the compressor section had torn loose with most of the parts contained by the engine shroud.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG FLARE ON LGT IN CLB AT 11500. DECLARED EMER. SHUT DOWN ENG. RETURNED TO ALB FOR LNDG.
Narrative: DEPARTED ALB WITH NORMAL TAXI AND TKOF. CLBING THROUGH 115000 FT #1 ENG HAD A LOUD BANG AND SHUDDER ENG INSTS INDICATED A HIGH EGT AND A DROP IN #1 EPR. ENG FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED. EMER DECLARED AND RETURNED TO ALB WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INITIAL SUSPICION WAS #6 STAGE OF THE COMPRESSOR SECTION HAD TORN LOOSE WITH MOST OF THE PARTS CONTAINED BY THE ENG SHROUD.
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.