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Flight crew of a B727 has throttle stuck at 80% power on descent. Consultation with maintenance offers no solution, so engine shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417914 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqf |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 18100 flight time type : 5050 |
| ASRS Report | 417914 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On descent into den, #3 throttle was stuck at 80% power on the pull back. After a couple of attempts to free it, we called maintenance. No resolution could be found, so I decided to shut #3 engine down for the approach and landing. ATC was advised. Flight attendants were advised of the precautionary engine shutdown and no need for a preparation for evacuate/evacuation, unless things got worse. I would keep them advised. PA announcement was made to the passenger. The #3 engine was then shut down by the checklist. The approach and landing was normal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B727 HAS THROTTLE STUCK AT 80% PWR ON DSCNT. CONSULTATION WITH MAINT OFFERS NO SOLUTION, SO ENG SHUT DOWN.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO DEN, #3 THROTTLE WAS STUCK AT 80% PWR ON THE PULL BACK. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO FREE IT, WE CALLED MAINT. NO RESOLUTION COULD BE FOUND, SO I DECIDED TO SHUT #3 ENG DOWN FOR THE APCH AND LNDG. ATC WAS ADVISED. FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ADVISED OF THE PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN AND NO NEED FOR A PREPARATION FOR EVAC, UNLESS THINGS GOT WORSE. I WOULD KEEP THEM ADVISED. PA ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE TO THE PAX. THE #3 ENG WAS THEN SHUT DOWN BY THE CHKLIST. THE APCH AND LNDG WAS NORMAL.
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.