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Flight crew of a widebody transport shut down the #3 engine in-flight due to a problem indicated in the engine reverser unlock/deploy system and landed at their scheduled destination with no further problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eau |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 339689 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Cockpit indications led us to suspect a problem with the #3 engine reverser unlock/deploy system. Consulted company maintenance. They reviewed our situation and suggested precautionary shutdown. Crew and captain concurred. Shut down #3 engine as per company operations manual and landed in msp with no further problem. (ATC was advised of the situation and ground equipment was dispatched to monitor our situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB SHUT DOWN THE #3 ENG INFLT DUE TO A PROB INDICATED IN THE ENG REVERSER UNLOCK/DEPLOY SYS AND LANDED AT THEIR SCHEDULED DEST WITH NO FURTHER PROB.
Narrative: COCKPIT INDICATIONS LED US TO SUSPECT A PROB WITH THE #3 ENG REVERSER UNLOCK/DEPLOY SYS. CONSULTED COMPANY MAINT. THEY REVIEWED OUR SIT AND SUGGESTED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. CREW AND CAPT CONCURRED. SHUT DOWN #3 ENG AS PER COMPANY OPS MANUAL AND LANDED IN MSP WITH NO FURTHER PROB. (ATC WAS ADVISED OF THE SIT AND GND EQUIP WAS DISPATCHED TO MONITOR OUR SIT.
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.