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A320 aircraft en route to destination had #1 engine fuel filter clog displayed on ECAM. Flight crew conferred with company, decided to divert and while in holding pattern for diversion airport, engine RPM continued to decrease. Flight crew declared an emergency, shut down the engine and landed uneventfully.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 394546 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 1 hour into flight the ECAM displayed #1 engine fuel filter clog. After conferring with dispatch and maintenance control the decision was jointly made to divert to mem. We descended to 10000 ft and entered holding at beert intersection to burn fuel down to maximum landing weight. At XX35Z on the first outbound leg of holding and just starting the turn inbound, the #1 engine decreased to below idle RPM and continued to decrease. ECAM procedure for engine restart was initiated and not successful. We declared an emergency upon engine failure and proceeded to ILS runway 18R at mem. An overweight landing by 500 pounds was made without event and taxied to the gate without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 ACFT ENRTE TO DEST HAD #1 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG DISPLAYED ON ECAM. FLC CONFERRED WITH COMPANY, DECIDED TO DIVERT AND WHILE IN HOLDING PATTERN FOR DIVERSION ARPT, ENG RPM CONTINUED TO DECREASE. FLC DECLARED AN EMER, SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
Narrative: APPROX 1 HR INTO FLT THE ECAM DISPLAYED #1 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG. AFTER CONFERRING WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL THE DECISION WAS JOINTLY MADE TO DIVERT TO MEM. WE DSNDED TO 10000 FT AND ENTERED HOLDING AT BEERT INTXN TO BURN FUEL DOWN TO MAX LNDG WT. AT XX35Z ON THE FIRST OUTBOUND LEG OF HOLDING AND JUST STARTING THE TURN INBOUND, THE #1 ENG DECREASED TO BELOW IDLE RPM AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE. ECAM PROC FOR ENG RESTART WAS INITIATED AND NOT SUCCESSFUL. WE DECLARED AN EMER UPON ENG FAILURE AND PROCEEDED TO ILS RWY 18R AT MEM. AN OVERWT LNDG BY 500 LBS WAS MADE WITHOUT EVENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.