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MD80 has engine fail at cruise. Continue to destination for best runway and crash fire rescue equipment facilities.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 282466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199409 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aex |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 282466 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 281837 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 100 mi east of alexandria VOR, our #1 engine failed. We were flying an md-80 aircraft. Airlines flight from lga to iah. I declared an emergency with ATC and requested a lower altitude. There was a line of thunderstorms (solid line) just north of msy, that we decided not to try to penetrate and felt that the facilities and emergency equipment and runway lengths at aex, btr, lft were not suitable. We discussed this and decided iah was our best suitable airport. We continued on to iah with no further incidents and made a normal single engine landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 HAS ENG FAIL AT CRUISE. CONTINUE TO DEST FOR BEST RWY AND CFR FACILITIES.
Narrative: APPROX 100 MI E OF ALEXANDRIA VOR, OUR #1 ENG FAILED. WE WERE FLYING AN MD-80 ACFT. AIRLINES FLT FROM LGA TO IAH. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND REQUESTED A LOWER ALT. THERE WAS A LINE OF TSTMS (SOLID LINE) JUST N OF MSY, THAT WE DECIDED NOT TO TRY TO PENETRATE AND FELT THAT THE FACILITIES AND EMER EQUIP AND RWY LENGTHS AT AEX, BTR, LFT WERE NOT SUITABLE. WE DISCUSSED THIS AND DECIDED IAH WAS OUR BEST SUITABLE ARPT. WE CONTINUED ON TO IAH WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS AND MADE A NORMAL SINGLE ENG LNDG.
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.