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Captain of air carrier widebody transport aircraft shut down one of the three engines during high altitude cruise.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 212074 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument 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:
Flight scheduled lax-atl. At approximately XX50 Z (6/92) FL330 50- 100 KM north abq turbine air overheat light on pilot's annunciator panel illuminated on 2 engine. Light on so panel did not illuminate. Requested FL260 in anticipation of engine shutdown. Shutdown completed approximately 50 east of abq. Diverted to dfw. Landing dfw uneventful. Did not go back to abq for following reasons: terrain, high airport elevation, crew unfamiliar with airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR WDB ACFT SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE THREE ENGS DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE.
Narrative: FLT SCHEDULED LAX-ATL. AT APPROX XX50 Z (6/92) FL330 50- 100 KM N ABQ TURBINE AIR OVERHEAT LIGHT ON PLT'S ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED ON 2 ENG. LIGHT ON SO PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REQUESTED FL260 IN ANTICIPATION OF ENG SHUTDOWN. SHUTDOWN COMPLETED APPROX 50 E OF ABQ. DIVERTED TO DFW. LNDG DFW UNEVENTFUL. DID NOT GO BACK TO ABQ FOR FOLLOWING REASONS: TERRAIN, HIGH ARPT ELEVATION, CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH ARPT.
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.