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An air carrier B727 flight crew had the #3 engine shut down while being vectored for an approach. The flight crew got a relight and landed without further difficulty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397683 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 397683 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8600 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 397983 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On vectors downwind to the ILS runway 18L, #3 engine flamed out. While preparing to complete the engine failure checklist we established a relight and the engine spooled back up. The engine stabilized normally and we continued the pattern and landed. The engine was flamed out for 3-4 mins. ATC was not notified due to the amount of traffic on frequency and time constraints. While relating this information to my company we were questioned as to why we conducted the flight at FL310. We were filed for FL330, but due to traffic FL310 was our final. As it turned out the company had refiled us for FL250 at the last min for fuel temperature limitation. We did not get that amended release because it arrived at the gate late and our in-hand release had us filed at FL330. And at no time was the fuel temperature limitation exceeded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727 FLC HAD THE #3 ENG SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN APCH. THE FLC GOT A RELIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.
Narrative: ON VECTORS DOWNWIND TO THE ILS RWY 18L, #3 ENG FLAMED OUT. WHILE PREPARING TO COMPLETE THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST WE ESTABLISHED A RELIGHT AND THE ENG SPOOLED BACK UP. THE ENG STABILIZED NORMALLY AND WE CONTINUED THE PATTERN AND LANDED. THE ENG WAS FLAMED OUT FOR 3-4 MINS. ATC WAS NOT NOTIFIED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TFC ON FREQ AND TIME CONSTRAINTS. WHILE RELATING THIS INFO TO MY COMPANY WE WERE QUESTIONED AS TO WHY WE CONDUCTED THE FLT AT FL310. WE WERE FILED FOR FL330, BUT DUE TO TFC FL310 WAS OUR FINAL. AS IT TURNED OUT THE COMPANY HAD REFILED US FOR FL250 AT THE LAST MIN FOR FUEL TEMP LIMITATION. WE DID NOT GET THAT AMENDED RELEASE BECAUSE IT ARRIVED AT THE GATE LATE AND OUR IN-HAND RELEASE HAD US FILED AT FL330. AND AT NO TIME WAS THE FUEL TEMP LIMITATION EXCEEDED.
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.