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An md super 80 at cruise initiated a left engine shutdown due to loss of power and no throttle response.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370415 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ogd |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc artcc : zhn |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zlc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 370415 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 370414 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight inbound to slc at FL350 when crew noticed left engine EPR stuck at about 1.6 and right engine at 2.0 or thereabouts. Followed procedures for erratic EPR -- compressor stall, engine failure. When left engine was pulled to idle throttle response was nil. Left engine was in idle with no throttle response. Initially, there was no throttle response at FL350 either way. After effecting descent, throttle movement was tested to bring the engine to idle. At that point, when throttle response was gone, decision was made to shut down left engine and execute precautionary single engine landing at slc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 AT CRUISE INITIATED A L ENG SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF PWR AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE.
Narrative: FLT INBOUND TO SLC AT FL350 WHEN CREW NOTICED L ENG EPR STUCK AT ABOUT 1.6 AND R ENG AT 2.0 OR THEREABOUTS. FOLLOWED PROCS FOR ERRATIC EPR -- COMPRESSOR STALL, ENG FAILURE. WHEN L ENG WAS PULLED TO IDLE THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS NIL. L ENG WAS IN IDLE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. INITIALLY, THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT FL350 EITHER WAY. AFTER EFFECTING DSCNT, THROTTLE MOVEMENT WAS TESTED TO BRING THE ENG TO IDLE. AT THAT POINT, WHEN THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS GONE, DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUT DOWN L ENG AND EXECUTE PRECAUTIONARY SINGLE ENG LNDG AT SLC.
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.