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A B717 on approach at 8500 ft declared an emergency due to loss of power and vibrations from the right engine. Caused by turbine section failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 521290 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : m98.tracon tower : msp.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 520987 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 520 |
| ASRS Report | 521290 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : right engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were on a descent into minneapolis, mn, when the right engine started vibrating. The engine vibrations increased, so we reduced the power on the engine and then the flight attendants informed us there was smoke in the cabin, so I shut the right engine off. We declared an emergency, completed the engine failure checklist and all other required checklists including a review of the interior fire and smoke checklist. I also put on my oxygen mask as a precaution even though the smoke subsided after we shut the right engine and pack off. The emergency equipment was standing by as we landed without incident. We found out from maintenance that the turbine section appeared to have failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 ON APCH AT 8500 FT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF PWR AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE R ENG. CAUSED BY TURBINE SECTION FAILURE.
Narrative: WE WERE ON A DSCNT INTO MINNEAPOLIS, MN, WHEN THE R ENG STARTED VIBRATING. THE ENG VIBRATIONS INCREASED, SO WE REDUCED THE PWR ON THE ENG AND THEN THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US THERE WAS SMOKE IN THE CABIN, SO I SHUT THE R ENG OFF. WE DECLARED AN EMER, COMPLETED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED CHKLISTS INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE INTERIOR FIRE AND SMOKE CHKLIST. I ALSO PUT ON MY OXYGEN MASK AS A PRECAUTION EVEN THOUGH THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AFTER WE SHUT THE R ENG AND PACK OFF. THE EMER EQUIP WAS STANDING BY AS WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE FOUND OUT FROM MAINT THAT THE TURBINE SECTION APPEARED TO HAVE 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.