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A B737-700 captain reported engine failure in cruise at FL340. The engine was secured and a single engine approach flown; which was complicated by wake from preceding aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956988 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 234 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 223 Flight Crew Type 4650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Right engine failure at FL340. Aircraft shuddered and flames at exhaust visible. Engine rolled back to sub-idle. No fire or high egt. Engine secured per QRH. Emergency declared and fire trucks requested. Single engine approach flown by captain. ATC gave 20-mile final to the runway and then put an airbus in front of us so we had wake turbulence from 1;500 ft AGL to the ground. Complete handful. Offset to right to stay out of it to 200 ft AGL. Rollout uneventful. Fire trucks inspected engine and taxied to gate. Dispatch contacted for emergency and divert plan with no response.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 Captain reported engine failure in cruise at FL340. The engine was secured and a single engine approach flown; which was complicated by wake from preceding aircraft.
Narrative: Right engine failure at FL340. Aircraft shuddered and flames at exhaust visible. Engine rolled back to sub-idle. No fire or high EGT. Engine secured per QRH. Emergency declared and fire trucks requested. Single engine approach flown by Captain. ATC gave 20-mile final to the runway and then put an Airbus in front of us so we had wake turbulence from 1;500 FT AGL to the ground. Complete handful. Offset to right to stay out of it to 200 FT AGL. Rollout uneventful. Fire trucks inspected engine and taxied to gate. Dispatch contacted for emergency and divert plan with no response.
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.