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The flight crew experienced a surging engine, a bang, and smoke in the cabin and cockpit. The flight crew made a precautionary engine shutdown, requested priority for a visual approach to bwi. After landing and clearing the runways the other engine was shut down. The aircraft was towed to the gate. The nosewheel steering was on the MEL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 321831 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bal airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | cruise 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 : 250 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 321831 |
| 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 : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While in cruise between mxe VOR and belay intersection, #2 engine tachometer surged +5 percent with no other abnormalities apparent. A few mins later, this event repeated. Reduced power, then surge recurred, accompanied by a pronounced bang. Accomplished precautionary in-flight shutdown, and requested priority handling for visual approach to bwi. First officer and flight attendant reported signs of smoke in cabin and cockpit after shutdown, but this dissipated quickly. After landing and clearing runway 28, was towed to gate due to lack of nosewheel steering, a previously MEL'ed item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC EXPERIENCED A SURGING ENG, A BANG, AND SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. THE FLC MADE A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN, REQUESTED PRIORITY FOR A VISUAL APCH TO BWI. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING THE RWYS THE OTHER ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING WAS ON THE MEL.
Narrative: WHILE IN CRUISE BTWN MXE VOR AND BELAY INTXN, #2 ENG TACHOMETER SURGED +5 PERCENT WITH NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES APPARENT. A FEW MINS LATER, THIS EVENT REPEATED. REDUCED PWR, THEN SURGE RECURRED, ACCOMPANIED BY A PRONOUNCED BANG. ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY INFLT SHUTDOWN, AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING FOR VISUAL APCH TO BWI. FO AND FLT ATTENDANT RPTED SIGNS OF SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT AFTER SHUTDOWN, BUT THIS DISSIPATED QUICKLY. AFTER LNDG AND CLRING RWY 28, WAS TOWED TO GATE DUE TO LACK OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING, A PREVIOUSLY MEL'ED ITEM.
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.