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A B767-300ER flight crew on approach after a transoceanic flight experienced a fwd eq exh fan overheat. They declared an emergency and landed at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 771736 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : n/s |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 771736 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were approximately 10 NM past ZZZ on the arrival descending through FL180 to FL80. At this point we detected a whining noise forward and below our seated position. Duration I estimated to be 15-20 seconds. We then detected a heated plastic smell. We declared an emergency with ATC and requested the ILS to runway xx. A status message of 'fwd eq exh fan' was noted and our fb ran the checklist. He also advised us that the fan circuit breaker was popped. The letdown; approach; and landing were uneventful. ATC handling was exceptional.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300ER FLT CREW ON APPROACH AFTER A TRANSOCEANIC FLT EXPERIENCED A FWD EQ EXH FAN OVERHEAT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION.
Narrative: WE WERE APPROX 10 NM PAST ZZZ ON THE ARR DSNDING THROUGH FL180 TO FL80. AT THIS POINT WE DETECTED A WHINING NOISE FORWARD AND BELOW OUR SEATED POS. DURATION I ESTIMATED TO BE 15-20 SECONDS. WE THEN DETECTED A HEATED PLASTIC SMELL. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND REQUESTED THE ILS TO RWY XX. A STATUS MESSAGE OF 'FWD EQ EXH FAN' WAS NOTED AND OUR FB RAN THE CHKLIST. HE ALSO ADVISED US THAT THE FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. THE LETDOWN; APCH; AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. ATC HANDLING WAS EXCEPTIONAL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.