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Aircraft equipment problem. Engine failure. Emergency declared and aircraft returned to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339188 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : syr |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 339188 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After normal departure from syr, climbing through 8000 ft the #1 engine surged, observed tq fluctuations and itt rise followed by metal on metal sound and a bang. #1 engine fire 'T-handle' illuminated. Proceeded with standard company memory actions for engine fire. (We were just handed off to ZNY.) went back to and called syr approach to inform them of our situation, declared an emergency and began a left turn back to syr. Completed the engine fire emergency checklist and briefed the flight attendant about our return to syr and to prepare for an emergency landing. Landed uneventfully on runway 10 and after inspection of the #1 engine nacelle by emergency crews we returned to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ENG FAILURE. EMER DECLARED AND ACFT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER NORMAL DEP FROM SYR, CLBING THROUGH 8000 FT THE #1 ENG SURGED, OBSERVED TQ FLUCTUATIONS AND ITT RISE FOLLOWED BY METAL ON METAL SOUND AND A BANG. #1 ENG FIRE 'T-HANDLE' ILLUMINATED. PROCEEDED WITH STANDARD COMPANY MEMORY ACTIONS FOR ENG FIRE. (WE WERE JUST HANDED OFF TO ZNY.) WENT BACK TO AND CALLED SYR APCH TO INFORM THEM OF OUR SIT, DECLARED AN EMER AND BEGAN A L TURN BACK TO SYR. COMPLETED THE ENG FIRE EMER CHKLIST AND BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT ABOUT OUR RETURN TO SYR AND TO PREPARE FOR AN EMER LNDG. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RWY 10 AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE #1 ENG NACELLE BY EMER CREWS WE RETURNED TO THE GATE.
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.