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A B727-200 in cruise at FL290 declared an emergency and diverted due to loss of power on #1 engine cause unknown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j52.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 486689 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 487181 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from dfw to XXX at FL290, we felt a strong vibration and noticed the #1 engine N1, N2 and oil pressure gauges drop and the egt rise. We then agreed the #1 engine was no longer producing power and decided to shut it down. We declared an emergency with ZME requesting vectors to mem. The captain and flight engineer ran the engine failure checklist, began dumping fuel to get the aircraft to its maximum landing weight 154500 pounds. During this time I was flying the aircraft descending for mem, and preparing for the approach, ie, WX approach plates. We landed on runway 36R without incident, and checked with crash fire rescue equipment if there was any smoke or fire visible. With nothing reported by crash fire rescue equipment we taxied to the gate. No injuries reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CRUISE AT FL290 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO LOSS OF PWR ON #1 ENG CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM DFW TO XXX AT FL290, WE FELT A STRONG VIBRATION AND NOTICED THE #1 ENG N1, N2 AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DROP AND THE EGT RISE. WE THEN AGREED THE #1 ENG WAS NO LONGER PRODUCING PWR AND DECIDED TO SHUT IT DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZME REQUESTING VECTORS TO MEM. THE CAPT AND FE RAN THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST, BEGAN DUMPING FUEL TO GET THE ACFT TO ITS MAX LNDG WT 154500 LBS. DURING THIS TIME I WAS FLYING THE ACFT DSNDING FOR MEM, AND PREPARING FOR THE APCH, IE, WX APCH PLATES. WE LANDED ON RWY 36R WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND CHKED WITH CFR IF THERE WAS ANY SMOKE OR FIRE VISIBLE. WITH NOTHING RPTED BY CFR WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. NO INJURIES RPTED.
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.