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A B767 with a mechanical problem declared an emergency, dumped fuel and returned to the field and landed overweight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 363250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We had an air interruption because of a mechanical problem about 1 hour out of lax. We and dispatch decided we would return to lax and because of our gross weight we had to dump fuel. We dumped all we could, 41000 pounds, and were still about 15000 pounds overweight. We declared an emergency and landed at 324800 pounds. Touchdown was at 100-200 FPM and very smooth.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 WITH A MECHANICAL PROB DECLARED AN EMER, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED OVERWT.
Narrative: WE HAD AN AIR INTERRUPTION BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL PROB ABOUT 1 HR OUT OF LAX. WE AND DISPATCH DECIDED WE WOULD RETURN TO LAX AND BECAUSE OF OUR GROSS WT WE HAD TO DUMP FUEL. WE DUMPED ALL WE COULD, 41000 LBS, AND WERE STILL ABOUT 15000 LBS OVERWT. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT 324800 LBS. TOUCHDOWN WAS AT 100-200 FPM AND VERY SMOOTH.
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.