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A B737 flight crew shuts down their #1 engine after it runs away and does not respond to throttle movement while in cruise 90 mi from stl, mo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 523701 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200108 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 816 |
| ASRS Report | 523701 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While flying about 80-100 mi out of stl, the #1 engine ran away and was uncontrollable with throttle. After going into our manual, we shut down #1 engine in accordance with our checklist before the engine overtemp or more damage occurred. I talked to dispatch and maintenance and we decided stl was the nearest suitable runway, now about 70-80 mi off our nose. Briefed flight attendants and passenger. Declared emergency and had equipment standing by. Uneventful landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLC SHUTS DOWN THEIR #1 ENG AFTER IT RUNS AWAY AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT WHILE IN CRUISE 90 MI FROM STL, MO.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING ABOUT 80-100 MI OUT OF STL, THE #1 ENG RAN AWAY AND WAS UNCTLABLE WITH THROTTLE. AFTER GOING INTO OUR MANUAL, WE SHUT DOWN #1 ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CHKLIST BEFORE THE ENG OVERTEMP OR MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED. I TALKED TO DISPATCH AND MAINT AND WE DECIDED STL WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE RWY, NOW ABOUT 70-80 MI OFF OUR NOSE. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX. DECLARED EMER AND HAD EQUIP STANDING BY. UNEVENTFUL 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.