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An light transport crew had a partial engine failure. They shut down the engine, restarted the engine for landing, and returned to their takeoff airport without further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pbf airport : mem |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 8150 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 221394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 243 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 812 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In summary: an light transport crew had a flickering chip warning light on their left engine which soon became steady. They shut down the engine and returned to land at their origination station, mem. The first officer was flying, the captain was the reporter. The passenger and flight attendants were properly briefed. Crash and rescue equipment were alerted. About 15 mi out from the landing, the engine was restarted and used with partial power until after a safe landing was made. There were no injuries nor panic. The aircraft was not damaged. WX was no factor in this incident. An emergency was declared with mem center.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT CREW HAD A PARTIAL ENG FAILURE. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG, RESTARTED THE ENG FOR LNDG, AND RETURNED TO THEIR TKOF ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: IN SUMMARY: AN LTT CREW HAD A FLICKERING CHIP WARNING LIGHT ON THEIR L ENG WHICH SOON BECAME STEADY. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THEIR ORIGINATION STATION, MEM. THE FO WAS FLYING, THE CAPT WAS THE RPTR. THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS WERE PROPERLY BRIEFED. CRASH AND RESCUE EQUIP WERE ALERTED. ABOUT 15 MI OUT FROM THE LNDG, THE ENG WAS RESTARTED AND USED WITH PARTIAL PWR UNTIL AFTER A SAFE LNDG WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR PANIC. THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED. WX WAS NO FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH MEM CTR.
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.