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In-flight engine shutdown. Flight crew shuts down an overheating engine and lands safely at their destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 299369 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sat |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 299369 |
| 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 | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While in cruise flight, egt on #2 engine began rising. Retarding the power lever had no effect on reducing egt or other engine parameters. #2 engine began surging unctlably and we elected to shut it down. Following company in-flight emergency procedures and utilizing the emergency checklist, the engine was secured. Flight continued to san antonio after an emergency was declared with ATC. Landing was conducted without incident. By properly following company emergency procedures, the checklist, and utilizing all available resources, including ATC, cockpit resource management and company maintenance, a safe landing was made without causing undue problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN. FLC SHUTS DOWN AN OVERHEATING ENG AND LANDS SAFELY AT THEIR DEST.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, EGT ON #2 ENG BEGAN RISING. RETARDING THE PWR LEVER HAD NO EFFECT ON REDUCING EGT OR OTHER ENG PARAMETERS. #2 ENG BEGAN SURGING UNCTLABLY AND WE ELECTED TO SHUT IT DOWN. FOLLOWING COMPANY INFLT EMER PROCS AND UTILIZING THE EMER CHKLIST, THE ENG WAS SECURED. FLT CONTINUED TO SAN ANTONIO AFTER AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. LNDG WAS CONDUCTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BY PROPERLY FOLLOWING COMPANY EMER PROCS, THE CHKLIST, AND UTILIZING ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, INCLUDING ATC, COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT AND COMPANY MAINT, A SAFE LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT CAUSING UNDUE 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.