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Air carrier medium large transport suffers an in-flight engine shutdown as fan blade failure creates its own FOD ingestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : aml airport : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 2600 |
| ASRS Report | 356083 |
| 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 other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Climbing through FL230, we heard a loud bang and observed the #2 engine instruments rolling back toward idle. Engine failure checklist was initiated. Shortly thereafter, noticeable vibration was felt and the #2 fire handle was pulled per the checklist. We had leveled at FL240, but soon initiated a diversion to iad. An emergency was declared, and an uneventful single engine landing was made. Upon inspecting the engine, we discovered the tailcone was missing, and parts of some fan blades had come apart. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that there was nothing to add to this report regarding the cause of the failure. The information was turned over to his fleet manager for evaluate. The aircraft was an MD88. The flight originated in bwi, md.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG SUFFERS AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN AS FAN BLADE FAILURE CREATES ITS OWN FOD INGESTION.
Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL230, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND OBSERVED THE #2 ENG INSTS ROLLING BACK TOWARD IDLE. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST WAS INITIATED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WAS FELT AND THE #2 FIRE HANDLE WAS PULLED PER THE CHKLIST. WE HAD LEVELED AT FL240, BUT SOON INITIATED A DIVERSION TO IAD. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, AND AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTING THE ENG, WE DISCOVERED THE TAILCONE WAS MISSING, AND PARTS OF SOME FAN BLADES HAD COME APART. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO ADD TO THIS RPT REGARDING THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE INFO WAS TURNED OVER TO HIS FLEET MGR FOR EVAL. THE ACFT WAS AN MD88. THE FLT ORIGINATED IN BWI, MD.
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.