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A B737-500 flight crew suffered modest heading; airspeed and altitude variations when the left engine accelerated uncontrollably to a high thrust setting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 863810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel Control |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 261 Flight Crew Type 261 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 237 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Speed All Types Deviation - Track / Heading All Types |
Narrative:
While being vectored for ILS 1R the number one engine accelerated uncontrollably to max power. While handling the emergency; minor altitude; heading and airspeed deviations from the last assigned controller instructions occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500 Flight Crew suffered modest heading; airspeed and altitude variations when the left engine accelerated uncontrollably to a high thrust setting.
Narrative: While being vectored for ILS 1R the number one engine accelerated uncontrollably to max power. While handling the emergency; minor altitude; heading and airspeed deviations from the last assigned Controller instructions occurred.
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.