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After handling a catastrophic engine failure and return to land, an A320 crew makes a wrong turn after landing onto an incorrect taxiway for the return to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : o90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 476082 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 476328 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllerb other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After departing sfo for cyyc, we experienced a catastrophic engine failure of the #2 engine. After dealing with the numerous ECAM checklists, briefing the flight attendants, notifying company, and talking to ATC, we made an uneventful landing back at sfo on runway 28R. While configuring for single engine taxi, clearing the runway, and dealing with our many other concerns, we made a right turn onto taxiway a. We had been instructed to use taxiway B. There was no conflict with any traffic, however. Supplemental information from acn 476082: elapsed time from failure to touchdown was 12 mins. Upon clearing the runway, we directed to our gate via taxiway B. Shortly after, ground control advised us we were on taxiway a. Apparently, the combination of the previous incident and intensive taxiway reconstruction activity in that area were sufficient cause for us to miss the turnoff to taxiway B. Still, ground control was satisfied there was no traffic conflict, and that we were to continue on taxiway a. Postflt inspection revealed granular metal in the tailpipe core indicating substantial internal failure. All damage was contained within the nacelle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER HANDLING A CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURE AND RETURN TO LAND, AN A320 CREW MAKES A WRONG TURN AFTER LNDG ONTO AN INCORRECT TXWY FOR THE RETURN TO THE GATE.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING SFO FOR CYYC, WE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURE OF THE #2 ENG. AFTER DEALING WITH THE NUMEROUS ECAM CHKLISTS, BRIEFING THE FLT ATTENDANTS, NOTIFYING COMPANY, AND TALKING TO ATC, WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG BACK AT SFO ON RWY 28R. WHILE CONFIGURING FOR SINGLE ENG TAXI, CLRING THE RWY, AND DEALING WITH OUR MANY OTHER CONCERNS, WE MADE A R TURN ONTO TXWY A. WE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO USE TXWY B. THERE WAS NO CONFLICT WITH ANY TFC, HOWEVER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 476082: ELAPSED TIME FROM FAILURE TO TOUCHDOWN WAS 12 MINS. UPON CLRING THE RWY, WE DIRECTED TO OUR GATE VIA TXWY B. SHORTLY AFTER, GND CTL ADVISED US WE WERE ON TXWY A. APPARENTLY, THE COMBINATION OF THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT AND INTENSIVE TXWY RECONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THAT AREA WERE SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR US TO MISS THE TURNOFF TO TXWY B. STILL, GND CTL WAS SATISFIED THERE WAS NO TFC CONFLICT, AND THAT WE WERE TO CONTINUE ON TXWY A. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED GRANULAR METAL IN THE TAILPIPE CORE INDICATING SUBSTANTIAL INTERNAL FAILURE. ALL DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE NACELLE.
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.