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An md super 80 on descent at 11000 ft with an engine out emergency the crew reports several repeated calls from ATC which interfered with significant cockpit duties.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision arrival star : jen arrival |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 432383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 432382 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance FAA |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am concerned with 2 aspects of the service we received from ATC. Shortly after declaring an emergency, we were asked for souls and fuel on board. After being told to stand by, the controller asked again at least twice in short succession, and received the same reply. It would have been helpful if she could have been more patient while we dealt with more significant cockpit duties. Also, after being assigned runway 36R for landing, I was surprised to see that aircraft were still departing this runway until we were approximately 3-4 mi out. Given the serious nature of an engine out go around, I believe that the tower controller should have provided us with increased spacing. Supplemental information from acn 432382: on jen arrival at 11000 ft, left engine exceeded red line in all parameters. Captain elected to pull fire handle for precautionary shutdown. The checklists were followed and single engine landing was made without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 ON DSCNT AT 11000 FT WITH AN ENG OUT EMER THE CREW RPTS SEVERAL REPEATED CALLS FROM ATC WHICH INTERFERED WITH SIGNIFICANT COCKPIT DUTIES.
Narrative: I AM CONCERNED WITH 2 ASPECTS OF THE SVC WE RECEIVED FROM ATC. SHORTLY AFTER DECLARING AN EMER, WE WERE ASKED FOR SOULS AND FUEL ON BOARD. AFTER BEING TOLD TO STAND BY, THE CTLR ASKED AGAIN AT LEAST TWICE IN SHORT SUCCESSION, AND RECEIVED THE SAME REPLY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IF SHE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE PATIENT WHILE WE DEALT WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT COCKPIT DUTIES. ALSO, AFTER BEING ASSIGNED RWY 36R FOR LNDG, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT ACFT WERE STILL DEPARTING THIS RWY UNTIL WE WERE APPROX 3-4 MI OUT. GIVEN THE SERIOUS NATURE OF AN ENG OUT GAR, I BELIEVE THAT THE TWR CTLR SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED US WITH INCREASED SPACING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 432382: ON JEN ARR AT 11000 FT, L ENG EXCEEDED RED LINE IN ALL PARAMETERS. CAPT ELECTED TO PULL FIRE HANDLE FOR PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. THE CHKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.