<< >> NASA ASRS Report 288284, November 1994

Flight crew of an light transport turbo-propeller returned landed after 1 propeller automatic feathered after takeoff due to engine malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	288284
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tlh
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tlh
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	288284
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Takeoff roll and lift was normal. At 400 ft AGL, I stated 400 ft. First officer asked for climb power and climb checklist. As I started to dial down the constant torque on takeoff, we experienced at least 4, no more than 5 compressor stalls on the left engine. I turned the constant torque on takeoff off, before I could pull the left power lever back, the left engine shut down automatically. The autocoarsen feathered the left propeller. I declared an emergency, we did the appropriate checklists and requested that the emergency equipment be standby. Landed and deplaned the passenger with no problems. Before engine shut down. Torque was fluctuating around the 80 percent range. Maximum temperature observed by me was 1074 for about 3 seconds, maximum 5 seconds. Ramper stated that he heard the compressor stalls on the ground. Passenger reported to the flight attendant that she saw flames coming out of the left engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT TURBO-PROP RETURNED LANDED AFTER 1 PROP AUTO FEATHERED AFTER TKOF DUE TO ENG MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: TKOF ROLL AND LIFT WAS NORMAL. AT 400 FT AGL, I STATED 400 FT. FO ASKED FOR CLB PWR AND CLB CHKLIST. AS I STARTED TO DIAL DOWN THE CONSTANT TORQUE ON TKOF, WE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST 4, NO MORE THAN 5 COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE L ENG. I TURNED THE CONSTANT TORQUE ON TKOF OFF, BEFORE I COULD PULL THE L PWR LEVER BACK, THE L ENG SHUT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. THE AUTOCOARSEN FEATHERED THE L PROP. I DECLARED AN EMER, WE DID THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND REQUESTED THAT THE EMER EQUIP BE STANDBY. LANDED AND DEPLANED THE PAX WITH NO PROBS. BEFORE ENG SHUT DOWN. TORQUE WAS FLUCTUATING AROUND THE 80 PERCENT RANGE. MAX TEMP OBSERVED BY ME WAS 1074 FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS, MAX 5 SECONDS. RAMPER STATED THAT HE HEARD THE COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE GND. PAX RPTED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT SHE SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE L ENG.

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.