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Commuter flight has erratic engine. Shut down, declare emergency, return to land. Passenger complaint reference appearance running off end of runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 221430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bal airport : iad |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 11500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 221430 |
| 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 | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approximately 10 mi after departure from iad, erratic engine indications from right engine torque dropped to approximately 35 percent right engine oil pressure fluctuations between 50-100 psi as well as loud noise was heard. Performed 'erratic engine checklist' to 'in-flight shut down' checklist. Declared emergency, returned to iad. Reviewed and covered single engine and single engine go around checklist. I just heard from my captain that a passenger filed a complaint that we were about to run off the end of runway. With the cockpit door closed, the passenger has no forward view, we elected to use full runway, 10000 ft is a lot of pavement, as well as going into reverse will give a big yaw due to one engine. We were safe, we were not close to such a situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMMUTER FLT HAS ERRATIC ENG. SHUT DOWN, DECLARE EMER, RETURN TO LAND. PAX COMPLAINT REF APPEARANCE RUNNING OFF END OF RWY.
Narrative: APPROX 10 MI AFTER DEP FROM IAD, ERRATIC ENG INDICATIONS FROM R ENG TORQUE DROPPED TO APPROX 35 PERCENT R ENG OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS BTWN 50-100 PSI AS WELL AS LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. PERFORMED 'ERRATIC ENG CHKLIST' TO 'INFLT SHUT DOWN' CHKLIST. DECLARED EMER, RETURNED TO IAD. REVIEWED AND COVERED SINGLE ENG AND SINGLE ENG GAR CHKLIST. I JUST HEARD FROM MY CAPT THAT A PAX FILED A COMPLAINT THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO RUN OFF THE END OF RWY. WITH THE COCKPIT DOOR CLOSED, THE PAX HAS NO FORWARD VIEW, WE ELECTED TO USE FULL RWY, 10000 FT IS A LOT OF PAVEMENT, AS WELL AS GOING INTO REVERSE WILL GIVE A BIG YAW DUE TO ONE ENG. WE WERE SAFE, WE WERE NOT CLOSE TO SUCH A SITUATION.
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.