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Attributes | |
ACN | 554532 |
Time | |
Date | 200207 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 msl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-88 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 554532 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : n1-n2 epr egt other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | other other other Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Engine overboost on both engines. During takeoff roll between V1 and vr speed, I became concerned that the aircraft might not take off due to slower than normal acceleration. I advanced both throttles from takeoff EPR of 1.91 to approximately 2.00. I noticed that both of the engines N1's, egt's, and N2's were flashing. This showed overspds and overtemps. I did not notice any specific readings. After takeoff, I went to the engine overspd checklist. The checklist stated that if V1 speed exceeded 102.5 to shut the engine(south) down. I contacted company maintenance. They said to run an engine display panel check (to determine N1 and egt speed and heat and duration) after landing. The procedure is not to be accomplished in-flight. After landing, we discovered that both N1's reached a speed of 103.5. Engines should have been shut down at that speed. Since we could not determine the N1 speed in-flight, we continued to our destination. I feel that if we could have obtained this data in-flight, I would have returned to our point of departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PIC OF AN MD88, SENSING LESS ACCELERATING THAN EXPECTED, OVERBOOSTS HIS ENGS JUST PRIOR TO VR AND EXPERIENCES AN OVERTEMP N1 OVERSPD DURING HIS TKOF RUN AT DCA, DC.
Narrative: ENG OVERBOOST ON BOTH ENGS. DURING TKOF ROLL BTWN V1 AND VR SPD, I BECAME CONCERNED THAT THE ACFT MIGHT NOT TAKE OFF DUE TO SLOWER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION. I ADVANCED BOTH THROTTLES FROM TKOF EPR OF 1.91 TO APPROX 2.00. I NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE ENGS N1'S, EGT'S, AND N2'S WERE FLASHING. THIS SHOWED OVERSPDS AND OVERTEMPS. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY SPECIFIC READINGS. AFTER TKOF, I WENT TO THE ENG OVERSPD CHKLIST. THE CHKLIST STATED THAT IF V1 SPD EXCEEDED 102.5 TO SHUT THE ENG(S) DOWN. I CONTACTED COMPANY MAINT. THEY SAID TO RUN AN ENG DISPLAY PANEL CHK (TO DETERMINE N1 AND EGT SPD AND HEAT AND DURATION) AFTER LNDG. THE PROC IS NOT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED INFLT. AFTER LNDG, WE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH N1'S REACHED A SPD OF 103.5. ENGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN AT THAT SPD. SINCE WE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE N1 SPD INFLT, WE CONTINUED TO OUR DEST. I FEEL THAT IF WE COULD HAVE OBTAINED THIS DATA INFLT, I WOULD HAVE RETURNED TO OUR POINT OF DEP.
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.