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A B757-200 experienced the loss of engine thrust following the intermediate turbine blades failing and a broken fuel line.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 733880 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Loss of intermediate turbine blades. Broken fuel lines. Engine went to idle with no throttle response. Declared emergency. First officer PF; captain pilot monitoring. Engine failed to respond when leveling off at 12000 ft. Exercised throttle and determined we had no control over left engine. All engine parameters normal at this time. Declared emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF ENG THRUST FOLLOWING THE INTERMEDIATE TURBINE BLADES FAILING AND A BROKEN FUEL LINE.
Narrative: LOSS OF INTERMEDIATE TURBINE BLADES. BROKEN FUEL LINES. ENG WENT TO IDLE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. DECLARED EMER. FO PF; CAPT PLT MONITORING. ENG FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN LEVELING OFF AT 12000 FT. EXERCISED THROTTLE AND DETERMINED WE HAD NO CTL OVER L ENG. ALL ENG PARAMETERS NORMAL AT THIS TIME. DECLARED EMER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.