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B737 captain reports engine failure during descent. Emergency is declared and flight continues for single engine landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 826671 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | STAR ZZZ |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 116 Flight Crew Type 14000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Descending on the arrival; we leveled at 17;000 ft and upon power application; we heard a thump; but we were not sure if it was turbulence or an engine. We descended to 13;000 ft and turned to 260 degrees and slowed to 210 KTS. Upon power application; we heard 3 thumps. The first officer and I agreed it sounded like #2 engine compressor stall. We got the single engine checklist out and completed all items except the actual engine shutdown. We were turned toward the airport and descended to 7000 ft. I added power in the descent to see how the engine would perform and it started to compressor stall constantly even at idle. We declared an emergency at that time. The engine then overtemp to 819 degrees and shut down. We finished the checklist and landed. Fire trucks looked at #2 and we taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reports engine failure during descent. Emergency is declared and flight continues for single engine landing.
Narrative: Descending on the arrival; we leveled at 17;000 FT and upon power application; we heard a thump; but we were not sure if it was turbulence or an engine. We descended to 13;000 FT and turned to 260 degrees and slowed to 210 KTS. Upon power application; we heard 3 thumps. The First Officer and I agreed it sounded like #2 engine compressor stall. We got the Single Engine checklist out and completed all items except the actual engine shutdown. We were turned toward the airport and descended to 7000 FT. I added power in the descent to see how the engine would perform and it started to compressor stall constantly even at idle. We declared an emergency at that time. The engine then overtemp to 819 degrees and shut down. We finished the checklist and landed. Fire trucks looked at #2 and we taxied to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.