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A shorts SD330 in cruise at 8000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to #2 engine failure. Cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417846 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cid |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 1900 |
| ASRS Report | 417846 |
| 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 | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On oct/xa/98 at XA50Z, I departed cedar rapids, ia, en route to spencer, ia. The first officer was the PF. We departed with 2.5 hours worth of fuel for 1 hour flight. Current and forecast WX was for clear skies and unlimited visibility. We leveled the airplane off at 8000 ft, set cruise power, and completed our cruise checks. About 5 mins after leveling off, the right engine completely shut down, with everything set up for normal flight. The right lp lever was fully open, the fuel condition levers were fully forward, boost pumps on, xfeed valve shut, plenty of fuel, no clouds in the sky so negative icing conditions, outside air temperature above freezing, and very smooth air (turbulence no factor). After it spun down, the copilot and I performed the vital actions checklist to secure the engine. We were told to contact cid approach after informing waterloo approach of our request to return to cedar rapids single engine. After performing all the checklists, we finally landed at cedar rapids single engine. No restart was attempted because we were within 30 mi from our departure airport for a straight-in landing, and mainly because I didn't know if the right engine was dumping oil or not. No unusual sounds were heard when the engine quit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SHORTS SD330 IN CRUISE AT 8000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG FAILURE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: ON OCT/XA/98 AT XA50Z, I DEPARTED CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, ENRTE TO SPENCER, IA. THE FO WAS THE PF. WE DEPARTED WITH 2.5 HRS WORTH OF FUEL FOR 1 HR FLT. CURRENT AND FORECAST WX WAS FOR CLR SKIES AND UNLIMITED VISIBILITY. WE LEVELED THE AIRPLANE OFF AT 8000 FT, SET CRUISE PWR, AND COMPLETED OUR CRUISE CHKS. ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER LEVELING OFF, THE R ENG COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, WITH EVERYTHING SET UP FOR NORMAL FLT. THE R LP LEVER WAS FULLY OPEN, THE FUEL CONDITION LEVERS WERE FULLY FORWARD, BOOST PUMPS ON, XFEED VALVE SHUT, PLENTY OF FUEL, NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY SO NEGATIVE ICING CONDITIONS, OUTSIDE AIR TEMP ABOVE FREEZING, AND VERY SMOOTH AIR (TURB NO FACTOR). AFTER IT SPUN DOWN, THE COPLT AND I PERFORMED THE VITAL ACTIONS CHKLIST TO SECURE THE ENG. WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT CID APCH AFTER INFORMING WATERLOO APCH OF OUR REQUEST TO RETURN TO CEDAR RAPIDS SINGLE ENG. AFTER PERFORMING ALL THE CHKLISTS, WE FINALLY LANDED AT CEDAR RAPIDS SINGLE ENG. NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE WE WERE WITHIN 30 MI FROM OUR DEP ARPT FOR A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG, AND MAINLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE R ENG WAS DUMPING OIL OR NOT. NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS WERE HEARD WHEN THE ENG QUIT.
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.