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Attributes | |
ACN | 422285 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : mex |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | A320 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other |
Flight Phase | other other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 2700 |
ASRS Report | 422285 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 422730 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Shortly after liftoff, before gear retraction, the #2 engine egt overtemped to 944 degrees C. We retracted the gear and climbed straight ahead to vasos and from there began a turn back to the mex VOR, as required by the 10-7C special departure procedure. I was the PF, and the captain worked the ECAM procedure. The ECAM directed us to shut down the #2 engine, which the captain accomplished in the turn. We declared an emergency with the mex departure controller, and entered holding over the mex VOR. We accomplished all required procedures, briefed the approach (runway 5R, VOR DME approach), and then flew direct to smo to begin the approach. We flew a flaps 3 degrees, single engine approach to runway 5R, and made a normal landing at 142200 pounds gross weight with automatic brakes set to medium. After a normal landing and taxi to spot xx, brake temperatures were 620 degrees left/735 degrees right. Cooling was immediately applied, but the right fuse plugs failed after approximately 20 mins ground time. At that time, all passenger were removed to a mobile lounge, which took them to the terminal. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the engine overtemp was a lower hemisphere bleed actuator failure. The reporter said after returning the engine was borescoped and the bleed actuator replaced. The reporter said the aircraft was then maintenance ferried to ZZZ, us, where the engine was changed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF AT 7500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG OVERTEMPED AND SHUT DOWN CAUSED BY A FAILED BLEED ACTUATOR.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, BEFORE GEAR RETRACTION, THE #2 ENG EGT OVERTEMPED TO 944 DEGS C. WE RETRACTED THE GEAR AND CLBED STRAIGHT AHEAD TO VASOS AND FROM THERE BEGAN A TURN BACK TO THE MEX VOR, AS REQUIRED BY THE 10-7C SPECIAL DEP PROC. I WAS THE PF, AND THE CAPT WORKED THE ECAM PROC. THE ECAM DIRECTED US TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG, WHICH THE CAPT ACCOMPLISHED IN THE TURN. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH THE MEX DEP CTLR, AND ENTERED HOLDING OVER THE MEX VOR. WE ACCOMPLISHED ALL REQUIRED PROCS, BRIEFED THE APCH (RWY 5R, VOR DME APCH), AND THEN FLEW DIRECT TO SMO TO BEGIN THE APCH. WE FLEW A FLAPS 3 DEGS, SINGLE ENG APCH TO RWY 5R, AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG AT 142200 LBS GROSS WT WITH AUTO BRAKES SET TO MEDIUM. AFTER A NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI TO SPOT XX, BRAKE TEMPS WERE 620 DEGS L/735 DEGS R. COOLING WAS IMMEDIATELY APPLIED, BUT THE R FUSE PLUGS FAILED AFTER APPROX 20 MINS GND TIME. AT THAT TIME, ALL PAX WERE REMOVED TO A MOBILE LOUNGE, WHICH TOOK THEM TO THE TERMINAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ENG OVERTEMP WAS A LOWER HEMISPHERE BLEED ACTUATOR FAILURE. THE RPTR SAID AFTER RETURNING THE ENG WAS BORESCOPED AND THE BLEED ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS THEN MAINT FERRIED TO ZZZ, US, WHERE THE ENG WAS CHANGED.
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.