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An L1011 flight crew declares an emergency and reverses course to return to hnl when #3 engine indicates a low fuel pressure condition 700 mi east of hnl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl single value : 32000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-500 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific enroute airway : r577.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 483113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel press lite other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shut down #3 engine approximately 1 hour after departing hnl on track R-577 N2443.2, W146.012. Fuel low pressure light came on. Declared emergency and returned to hnl. Followed pom, fom checklists and procedures. On return to hnl, had no further problems. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: first officer stated that the engine rolled back in RPM along with the fuel low pressure light coming on. An emergency was declared with sfo radio as well as on VHF so that other acrs were aware of the problem. Postflt inspection revealed that the high stage impeller on the engine driven fuel pump had failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN L1011 FLC DECLARES AN EMER AND REVERSES COURSE TO RETURN TO HNL WHEN #3 ENG INDICATES A LOW FUEL PRESSURE CONDITION 700 MI E OF HNL.
Narrative: SHUT DOWN #3 ENG APPROX 1 HR AFTER DEPARTING HNL ON TRACK R-577 N2443.2, W146.012. FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. DECLARED EMER AND RETURNED TO HNL. FOLLOWED POM, FOM CHKLISTS AND PROCS. ON RETURN TO HNL, HAD NO FURTHER PROBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: FO STATED THAT THE ENG ROLLED BACK IN RPM ALONG WITH THE FUEL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH SFO RADIO AS WELL AS ON VHF SO THAT OTHER ACRS WERE AWARE OF THE PROB. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HIGH STAGE IMPELLER ON THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED.
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.