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An air carrier medium large transport declared an emergency, then was forced to take a go around while dtw deployed the crash crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226934 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing 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 : 180 flight time total : 14300 flight time type : 9100 |
| ASRS Report | 226934 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Due to high temperature light in air conditioning system, an approach and landing with partial power in 1 engine was planned (the part power setting kept the light out). Emergency equipment was requested as a precaution. ATC handling was awful. Multiple speed changes, 1 go around and 5 different changes to the type of approach to be flown. Most of these approach changes, I believe, were due to inadequate/faulty communication between ATC and the fire trucks. It appears there was a real problem getting the trucks stationed at the same runway we were to do the approach to. Our runway assignment and the truck's location couldn't stay in sync after the first change in approachs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG DECLARED AN EMER, THEN WAS FORCED TO TAKE A GAR WHILE DTW DEPLOYED THE CRASH CREW.
Narrative: DUE TO HIGH TEMP LIGHT IN AIR CONDITIONING SYS, AN APCH AND LNDG WITH PARTIAL PWR IN 1 ENG WAS PLANNED (THE PART PWR SETTING KEPT THE LIGHT OUT). EMER EQUIP WAS REQUESTED AS A PRECAUTION. ATC HANDLING WAS AWFUL. MULTIPLE SPD CHANGES, 1 GAR AND 5 DIFFERENT CHANGES TO THE TYPE OF APCH TO BE FLOWN. MOST OF THESE APCH CHANGES, I BELIEVE, WERE DUE TO INADEQUATE/FAULTY COM BTWN ATC AND THE FIRE TRUCKS. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A REAL PROB GETTING THE TRUCKS STATIONED AT THE SAME RWY WE WERE TO DO THE APCH TO. OUR RWY ASSIGNMENT AND THE TRUCK'S LOCATION COULDN'T STAY IN SYNC AFTER THE FIRST CHANGE IN APCHS.
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.