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Flight crew of a DC9-30 declared an emergency when the left engine made a loud bang and failed in flight during a descent arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338665 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 338665 |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Descending through FL190 loud bang from left engine. Engine instruments confirmed failure of left engine. Engine failure checklist accomplished, emergency declared, single engine approach flown to runway 18R clt, with uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9-30 DECLARED AN EMER WHEN THE L ENG MADE A LOUD BANG AND FAILED IN FLT DURING A DSCNT ARR.
Narrative: DSNDING THROUGH FL190 LOUD BANG FROM L ENG. ENG INSTS CONFIRMED FAILURE OF L ENG. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED, EMER DECLARED, SINGLE ENG APCH FLOWN TO RWY 18R CLT, WITH UNEVENTFUL 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.