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While landing runway yyl at ZZZ, an MD80 crew is given a go around because a departing aircraft had an engine fire alert and declared an emergency. Unable to receive further instructions from a very busy local controller, the crew climbed to 4000 ft and contacted a departure controller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638912 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 638912 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 638907 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We flew an approach to runway xx, circle and land runway yyl. Another aircraft declared an emergency right after takeoff for an engine fire alert. Controller became occupied with asking which runway they wanted to land on. While on the visual final segment for runway yyl, somebody was sent around. We tried to query the tower controller who that was for. When on short final, controller sent us around with instructions to maintain runway heading. We went around, and climbed to 4000 ft. No altitude instructions were given, and frequency was congested. We switched ourselves back to approach. Approach asked us who told us to go to 4000 ft. When we replied nobody, he left it alone, and vectored us at 4000 ft back around for another approach. I do not remember the tower frequency. I am sure it is listed in the approach plates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE LNDG RWY YYL AT ZZZ, AN MD80 CREW IS GIVEN A GAR BECAUSE A DEPARTING ACFT HAD AN ENG FIRE ALERT AND DECLARED AN EMER. UNABLE TO RECEIVE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM A VERY BUSY LCL CTLR, THE CREW CLBED TO 4000 FT AND CONTACTED A DEP CTLR.
Narrative: WE FLEW AN APCH TO RWY XX, CIRCLE AND LAND RWY YYL. ANOTHER ACFT DECLARED AN EMER RIGHT AFTER TKOF FOR AN ENG FIRE ALERT. CTLR BECAME OCCUPIED WITH ASKING WHICH RWY THEY WANTED TO LAND ON. WHILE ON THE VISUAL FINAL SEGMENT FOR RWY YYL, SOMEBODY WAS SENT AROUND. WE TRIED TO QUERY THE TWR CTLR WHO THAT WAS FOR. WHEN ON SHORT FINAL, CTLR SENT US AROUND WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAINTAIN RWY HDG. WE WENT AROUND, AND CLBED TO 4000 FT. NO ALT INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN, AND FREQ WAS CONGESTED. WE SWITCHED OURSELVES BACK TO APCH. APCH ASKED US WHO TOLD US TO GO TO 4000 FT. WHEN WE REPLIED NOBODY, HE LEFT IT ALONE, AND VECTORED US AT 4000 FT BACK AROUND FOR ANOTHER APCH. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE TWR FREQ. I AM SURE IT IS LISTED IN THE APCH PLATES.
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.