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An air carrier flight crew flying B767 in mnps airspace over the atlantic experiences an engine overheat and failure and returns to land at halifax, nova scotia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435278 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bos.vortac |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2400 |
| ASRS Report | 435280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 800 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 435278 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Engine failure 1 hour 45 mins from jfk going to madrid. Failed at about 41 degrees north 57 degrees west. Returned to halifax, nova scotia. B767-200 pratt engines. Supplemental information from acn 435280: in cruise flight at FL360, smooth air, VMC, the B767 left engine overtemped and shut itself down simultaneously. We secured the engine while clearing the track and descending to single engine altitude of FL220. We proceeded directly to the nearest suitable airport -- halifax, nova scotia, just over 1 hour away. The WX was cavok there, and we made a successful single engine overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC FLYING B767 IN MNPS AIRSPACE OVER THE ATLANTIC EXPERIENCES AN ENG OVERHEAT AND FAILURE AND RETURNS TO LAND AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
Narrative: ENG FAILURE 1 HR 45 MINS FROM JFK GOING TO MADRID. FAILED AT ABOUT 41 DEGS N 57 DEGS W. RETURNED TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. B767-200 PRATT ENGS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 435280: IN CRUISE FLT AT FL360, SMOOTH AIR, VMC, THE B767 L ENG OVERTEMPED AND SHUT ITSELF DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE SECURED THE ENG WHILE CLRING THE TRACK AND DSNDING TO SINGLE ENG ALT OF FL220. WE PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT -- HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, JUST OVER 1 HR AWAY. THE WX WAS CAVOK THERE, AND WE MADE A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENG OVERWT LNDG.
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.