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A B747 freighter lands at hnl with 1 engine shut down. The crew had not notified ATC of this problem. The engine failed to come out of in-flight idle twice, once after descent, and a second time after having been shut down and an air restart made.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389436 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-C/F |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 389436 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
At FL200 descent into phl, #4 engine entered a steady stall state. The engine was shut down. A decision was made to attempt a restart below 10000 ft MSL. The restart was not successful. The engine was again shut down. Due to workload of the crew and ATC, the engine shutdown was not reported to the tower. A normal VFR landing was made at hnl airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747 FREIGHTER LANDS AT HNL WITH 1 ENG SHUT DOWN. THE CREW HAD NOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THIS PROB. THE ENG FAILED TO COME OUT OF INFLT IDLE TWICE, ONCE AFTER DSCNT, AND A SECOND TIME AFTER HAVING BEEN SHUT DOWN AND AN AIR RESTART MADE.
Narrative: AT FL200 DSCNT INTO PHL, #4 ENG ENTERED A STEADY STALL STATE. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. A DECISION WAS MADE TO ATTEMPT A RESTART BELOW 10000 FT MSL. THE RESTART WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE ENG WAS AGAIN SHUT DOWN. DUE TO WORKLOAD OF THE CREW AND ATC, THE ENG SHUTDOWN WAS NOT RPTED TO THE TWR. A NORMAL VFR LNDG WAS MADE AT HNL ARPT.
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.