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DC10 aircraft established in climb crew observed #2 engine developing low power. Crew elected to accomplish a precautionary landing. #2 engine left at idle for app. Landing uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 543219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem.tracon tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 217 |
| ASRS Report | 543219 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 543220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After establishing climb power on thrust rating computer #2 engine failed to provide full rated power. Rough guess engine was providing 70-80 percent of normal power (full flow = 8800 #/hour when other engines = 10500-11000). Engine fuel pressure was normal. We elected to accomplish a precautionary return to mem with #2 engine in idle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DC10 ACFT ESTABLISHED IN CLB CREW OBSERVED #2 ENGINE DEVELOPING LOW PWR. CREW ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. #2 ENG LEFT AT IDLE FOR APP. LNDG UNEVENTFUL.
Narrative: AFTER ESTABLISHING CLIMB PWR ON THRUST RATING COMPUTER #2 ENGINE FAILED TO PROVIDE FULL RATED PWR. ROUGH GUESS ENGINE WAS PROVIDING 70-80 PERCENT OF NORMAL PWR (FULL FLOW = 8800 #/HR WHEN OTHER ENGINES = 10500-11000). ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. WE ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH A PRECAUTIONARY RETURN TO MEM WITH #2 ENGINE IN IDLE.
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.