#2 engine surging and 'beta' illuminated -- engine shutdown. Flight continued to destination because of favorable fuel and WX.

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Attributes
ACN	330163
Time
Date	199603
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	330163
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During the climb to cruise phase of flight out of mci airport to yip airport on mar/thu/96, we (the crew) were empty and returning to our home base from a delivery when our #2 engine started surging and the respective 'beta' for it illuminated. When shutting off the propeller synchronizing system failed to eliminate the situation, we shut the engine down with the emergency shutdown handle and elected to continue the flight based on the favorable fuel, wind and WX conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: #2 ENG SURGING AND 'BETA' ILLUMINATED -- ENG SHUTDOWN. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST BECAUSE OF FAVORABLE FUEL AND WX.

Narrative: DURING THE CLB TO CRUISE PHASE OF FLT OUT OF MCI ARPT TO YIP ARPT ON MAR/THU/96, WE (THE CREW) WERE EMPTY AND RETURNING TO OUR HOME BASE FROM A DELIVERY WHEN OUR #2 ENG STARTED SURGING AND THE RESPECTIVE 'BETA' FOR IT ILLUMINATED. WHEN SHUTTING OFF THE PROP SYNCHRONIZING SYS FAILED TO ELIMINATE THE SIT, WE SHUT THE ENG DOWN WITH THE EMER SHUTDOWN HANDLE AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT BASED ON THE FAVORABLE FUEL, WIND AND WX CONDITIONS.

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.