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An air carrier BA31 flight crew on an approach, during an FAA observed line check experiences an engine failure. The instructor, check airman captain took over and performed a single engine landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403180 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ooi airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem tower : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer observation : company check pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4570 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 403180 |
| 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 : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Captain retarded throttles and called for me to guard the gear horn to slow aircraft. Around 170 KTS, we felt a bump which we thought it was a bird strike. Then the attention getter starts flashing. We confirmed that we had a right engine failure. I called for the memory items. At that point, we were around 5 mi final. We declared an emergency. I decided to take control of aircraft. After a safe landing, I confirmed there was no fire with the crash fire rescue equipment crew and did emergency checklist. Elected to taxi off of the runway and go to gate. Did an expedited evacuate/evacuation (2 passenger only) and secured the aircraft with checklist. This flight was from iln to mem and was a line check and an FAA ride in a BAE3100. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: this captain is an instructor and check airman for his company and he was conducting a line check of a new captain when an FAA inspector showed up to also conduct a check. After the engine failed the reporter decided to make the single engine approach and landing himself because of his greater experience. The reporter said that his company has experienced 3 in-flight engine failures on BA31 aircraft in the past yr. He has not been told of the cause for this failure, but he has asked the company's maintenance personnel for that information.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR BA31 FLC ON AN APCH, DURING AN FAA OBSERVED LINE CHK EXPERIENCES AN ENG FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR, CHK AIRMAN CAPT TOOK OVER AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENG LNDG.
Narrative: CAPT RETARDED THROTTLES AND CALLED FOR ME TO GUARD THE GEAR HORN TO SLOW ACFT. AROUND 170 KTS, WE FELT A BUMP WHICH WE THOUGHT IT WAS A BIRD STRIKE. THEN THE ATTN GETTER STARTS FLASHING. WE CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD A R ENG FAILURE. I CALLED FOR THE MEMORY ITEMS. AT THAT POINT, WE WERE AROUND 5 MI FINAL. WE DECLARED AN EMER. I DECIDED TO TAKE CTL OF ACFT. AFTER A SAFE LNDG, I CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FIRE WITH THE CFR CREW AND DID EMER CHKLIST. ELECTED TO TAXI OFF OF THE RWY AND GO TO GATE. DID AN EXPEDITED EVAC (2 PAX ONLY) AND SECURED THE ACFT WITH CHKLIST. THIS FLT WAS FROM ILN TO MEM AND WAS A LINE CHK AND AN FAA RIDE IN A BAE3100. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THIS CAPT IS AN INSTRUCTOR AND CHK AIRMAN FOR HIS COMPANY AND HE WAS CONDUCTING A LINE CHK OF A NEW CAPT WHEN AN FAA INSPECTOR SHOWED UP TO ALSO CONDUCT A CHK. AFTER THE ENG FAILED THE RPTR DECIDED TO MAKE THE SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG HIMSELF BECAUSE OF HIS GREATER EXPERIENCE. THE RPTR SAID THAT HIS COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED 3 INFLT ENG FAILURES ON BA31 ACFT IN THE PAST YR. HE HAS NOT BEEN TOLD OF THE CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT HE HAS ASKED THE COMPANY'S MAINT PERSONNEL FOR THAT INFO.
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.