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An md super 80 on approach at 5000 ft declared an emergency and landed due to #2 engine failure caused by a malfunctioning fuel control unit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403444 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 403444 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach lax runway 24R being vectored on s-turns for traffic. Power levers at idle, noticed right generator cycling on and off. Advanced power and right EPR stayed at 1.01. Accomplished engine failure/in-flight shutdown procedure and started APU. Declared an emergency and continued approach, tower switched us to runway 24L due to traffic on short final for runway 24R. Landed normally. No other indications noted. Continued to gate. When maintenance attempted starting engine got hung start at 38%. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an md-super 80 powered with P&west JT8D-9 engines. The reporter said maintenance found the fuel control unit had failed and engine operation was normal after replacement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ON APCH AT 5000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED DUE TO #2 ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL CTL UNIT.
Narrative: ON APCH LAX RWY 24R BEING VECTORED ON S-TURNS FOR TFC. PWR LEVERS AT IDLE, NOTICED R GENERATOR CYCLING ON AND OFF. ADVANCED PWR AND R EPR STAYED AT 1.01. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FAILURE/INFLT SHUTDOWN PROC AND STARTED APU. DECLARED AN EMER AND CONTINUED APCH, TWR SWITCHED US TO RWY 24L DUE TO TFC ON SHORT FINAL FOR RWY 24R. LANDED NORMALLY. NO OTHER INDICATIONS NOTED. CONTINUED TO GATE. WHEN MAINT ATTEMPTED STARTING ENG GOT HUNG START AT 38%. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN MD-SUPER 80 POWERED WITH P&W JT8D-9 ENGS. THE RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND THE FUEL CTL UNIT HAD FAILED AND ENG OP WAS NORMAL AFTER REPLACEMENT.
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.