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A dornier 328 on climb out at 17000 ft diverted due to #2 engine loss of power caused by the electronic fuel control failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : gll.vortac |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Do 328 TP (Turboprop) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : den 3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4400 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 731141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 eng indicators other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out on the denver 3 departure through 17000 ft, the r-hand engine control unit failed. This problem was indicated by a 20% torque reduction on the affected engine as well as a right engine ecu fail cas message. The PNF began to run the right engine ecu fail abnormal checklist, which consisted of resetting the affected ecu. The ecu reset for approximately 10 seconds before failing again. A return to denver was initiated after reviewing all caution items accompanies with the checklist. The landing was made uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DORNIER 328 ON CLBOUT AT 17000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY THE ELECTRONIC FUEL CTL FAILURE.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ON THE DENVER 3 DEP THROUGH 17000 FT, THE R-HAND ENG CTL UNIT FAILED. THIS PROB WAS INDICATED BY A 20% TORQUE REDUCTION ON THE AFFECTED ENG AS WELL AS A R ENG ECU FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE PNF BEGAN TO RUN THE R ENG ECU FAIL ABNORMAL CHKLIST, WHICH CONSISTED OF RESETTING THE AFFECTED ECU. THE ECU RESET FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. A RETURN TO DENVER WAS INITIATED AFTER REVIEWING ALL CAUTION ITEMS ACCOMPANIES WITH THE CHKLIST. THE LNDG WAS MADE UNEVENTFULLY.
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.