Altitude deviation altitude excursion occurs during a return land incident driven by an in-flight en...

Attributes
ACN	229427
Time
Date	199212
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4600 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : cvg
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	229427
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Normal operation through takeoff. After climb check complete and climbing through 4000 ft, heard bang from right #2 engine, with yaw. Checked oil pressure, dropping to zero, light transport was dropping to 75 degrees (flameout). After evaluating situation, we called cvg departure, told them we had engine failure and needed to return for landing. They misunderstood us and after a little explaining, they vectored us back with instructions to maintain 5000 ft and made us #1 for 18R at cvg. They said crash fire rescue was ready for us, and we had priority. Captain assumed control, as first officer went through engine shutdown checklist. Captain allowed altitude to get approximately 400 ft low. First officer brought this to captain's attention at the same time cvg departure told us to maintain 5000 ft. No conflict was apparent. Normal single engine approach (ILS 18R cvg) and landing were made, and we taxied back to gate with no further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ALTDEV ALT EXCURSION OCCURS DURING A RETURN LAND INCIDENT DRIVEN BY AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: NORMAL OP THROUGH TKOF. AFTER CLB CHK COMPLETE AND CLBING THROUGH 4000 FT, HEARD BANG FROM R #2 ENG, WITH YAW. CHKED OIL PRESSURE, DROPPING TO ZERO, LTT WAS DROPPING TO 75 DEGS (FLAMEOUT). AFTER EVALUATING SIT, WE CALLED CVG DEP, TOLD THEM WE HAD ENG FAILURE AND NEEDED TO RETURN FOR LNDG. THEY MISUNDERSTOOD US AND AFTER A LITTLE EXPLAINING, THEY VECTORED US BACK WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAINTAIN 5000 FT AND MADE US #1 FOR 18R AT CVG. THEY SAID CRASH FIRE RESCUE WAS READY FOR US, AND WE HAD PRIORITY. CAPT ASSUMED CTL, AS FO WENT THROUGH ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. CAPT ALLOWED ALT TO GET APPROX 400 FT LOW. FO BROUGHT THIS TO CAPT'S ATTN AT THE SAME TIME CVG DEP TOLD US TO MAINTAIN 5000 FT. NO CONFLICT WAS APPARENT. NORMAL SINGLE ENG APCH (ILS 18R CVG) AND LNDG WERE MADE, AND WE TAXIED BACK TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.

Altitude deviation altitude excursion occurs during a return land incident driven by an in-flight engine shutdown.