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At FL290 125 mi from destination, flight crew of medium large transport had left engine lose power, shut down engine, unable to restart. Continued to landing at bwi, no advice to passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 192261 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 192261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
After beginning descent for the baltimore airport and after leveling off at an intermediate altitude #1 engine lost thrust. The engine was still running but below idle parameters (at 45 percent N2 and about 500 RPM fuel flow). We ran the engine failure checklist and the air restart checklist. But the engine would not accelerate above 45 percent N2, 500 RPM fuel flow, and 250 degree egt. The engine was shut down again and since we were already in the descent for bwi we decided to continue and land there. I decided not to advise the passenger of the situation because the flight attendants said the passenger did not notice anything was wrong and because even though it may have been an abnormal landing for us in the cockpit it was a normal landing from the passenger point of view.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT FL290 125 MI FROM DEST, FLC OF MLG HAD L ENG LOSE PWR, SHUT DOWN ENG, UNABLE TO RESTART. CONTINUED TO LNDG AT BWI, NO ADVICE TO PAX.
Narrative: AFTER BEGINNING DSCNT FOR THE BALTIMORE ARPT AND AFTER LEVELING OFF AT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT #1 ENG LOST THRUST. THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING BUT BELOW IDLE PARAMETERS (AT 45 PERCENT N2 AND ABOUT 500 RPM FUEL FLOW). WE RAN THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST AND THE AIR RESTART CHKLIST. BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 45 PERCENT N2, 500 RPM FUEL FLOW, AND 250 DEG EGT. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND SINCE WE WERE ALREADY IN THE DSCNT FOR BWI WE DECIDED TO CONTINUE AND LAND THERE. I DECIDED NOT TO ADVISE THE PAX OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE THE FLT ATTENDANTS SAID THE PAX DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WAS WRONG AND BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ABNORMAL LNDG FOR US IN THE COCKPIT IT WAS A NORMAL LNDG FROM THE PAX POINT OF VIEW.
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.