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Flight crew of 3 engine medium large transport air carrier aircraft shut down 1 engine due to an abrnomal vibration during high altitude cruise resulting in a successful emergency landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208484 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab artcc : zma |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 208484 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While in cruise at FL290 airframe vibration was noted. When #1 engine was retarded to idle, vibration ceased. #1 engine was shut down. We declared an emergency, asked for equipment to stand by and accomplished an uneventful approach and landing at phx.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF 3 ENG MLG ACR ACFT SHUT DOWN 1 ENG DUE TO AN ABRNOMAL VIBRATION DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE RESULTING IN A SUCCESSFUL EMER LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE AT FL290 AIRFRAME VIBRATION WAS NOTED. WHEN #1 ENG WAS RETARDED TO IDLE, VIBRATION CEASED. #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER, ASKED FOR EQUIP TO STAND BY AND ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG AT PHX.
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.