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Attributes | |
ACN | 542859 |
Time | |
Date | 200203 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | navaid : zqa.vortac |
State Reference | FO |
Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : mynn.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other vortac |
Route In Use | approach : instrument non precision arrival : on vectors |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4650 flight time type : 3400 |
ASRS Report | 542859 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng indications other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight from mco to NAS. Approximately 20 NM from landing, while being vectored for VOR DME runway 14 approach, received aural warning and caution light along with aircraft yaw indicating electronic engine control (eec) failure. Seconds later received low oil pressure warning for #2 engine. Scan of engine instruments indicated #2 engine failure with no feather. The in-flight engine failure procedure refers to the engine fire in-flight or precautionary engine shutdown checklists. Being unsure what had caused the engine failure, I considered the fire checklist the more critical procedure and with the concurrence of the captain ran the procedure. In hindsight, there were no indications of fire. The memory items were accomplished up to and including pulling the fire 'T' handle. An emergency was declared with ATC. I realized the precautionary shutdown procedure may have been more appropriate and I reviewed that checklist. The only major difference was the fire 'T' handle. A safe single engine landing was completed. It was later determined that mechanical failure caused loss of the engine driven fuel pump and that caused the engine to quit. I allowed myself to become rushed and ran and improper checklist. Nothing was done that caused additional damage to the aircraft an although the 'T' handle was pulled, the extinguishing agent was intentionally not discharged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR APPROX 20 NM FROM LNDG HAS #2 ENG FAIL. PLTS MAY HAVE PERFORMED INCORRECT EMER PROC FOR ENG FAILURE. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: ACR FLT FROM MCO TO NAS. APPROX 20 NM FROM LNDG, WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR VOR DME RWY 14 APCH, RECEIVED AURAL WARNING AND CAUTION LIGHT ALONG WITH ACFT YAW INDICATING ELECTRONIC ENG CTL (EEC) FAILURE. SECONDS LATER RECEIVED LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING FOR #2 ENG. SCAN OF ENG INSTS INDICATED #2 ENG FAILURE WITH NO FEATHER. THE INFLT ENG FAILURE PROC REFERS TO THE ENG FIRE INFLT OR PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLISTS. BEING UNSURE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE ENG FAILURE, I CONSIDERED THE FIRE CHKLIST THE MORE CRITICAL PROC AND WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CAPT RAN THE PROC. IN HINDSIGHT, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE. THE MEMORY ITEMS WERE ACCOMPLISHED UP TO AND INCLUDING PULLING THE FIRE 'T' HANDLE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. I REALIZED THE PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN PROC MAY HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE AND I REVIEWED THAT CHKLIST. THE ONLY MAJOR DIFFERENCE WAS THE FIRE 'T' HANDLE. A SAFE SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS COMPLETED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND THAT CAUSED THE ENG TO QUIT. I ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME RUSHED AND RAN AND IMPROPER CHKLIST. NOTHING WAS DONE THAT CAUSED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AN ALTHOUGH THE 'T' HANDLE WAS PULLED, THE EXTINGUISHING AGENT WAS INTENTIONALLY NOT DISCHARGED.
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.