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After a pneumatic manifold failure is indicated in their #2 system, a heavy cargo flight crew dumps fuel and diverts to den.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 632157 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising at FL310, had a pneumatic manifold leak in the #2 system. Checklist called for landing at nearest suitable airport which was denver. Had to dump 10000 pounds of fuel to get down to landing weight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER A PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD FAILURE IS INDICATED IN THEIR #2 SYS, A HVY CARGO FLT CREW DUMPS FUEL AND DIVERTS TO DEN.
Narrative: CRUISING AT FL310, HAD A PNEUMATIC MANIFOLD LEAK IN THE #2 SYS. CHKLIST CALLED FOR LNDG AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS DENVER. HAD TO DUMP 10000 LBS OF FUEL TO GET DOWN TO LNDG WT.
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.