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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747 · Bermuda · August 13, 2001

Date: August 13, 2001 · 16:47 local
Place: Bermuda
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: ILAF
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Reported as: Boeing 747

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What happened

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(-23) On August 13, 2001, at 2037Z, iberia flight 6621, a B-747, shortly after leveling off at FL360, shut down an engine due to a reported fuel contorl problem. The flight was unable to maintain altitude on three engines and the captain turned left of course and started a descent while contacting arinc and eventually new york center declaring an emergency. New york center cleared the flight to level 320 and the captain elected to continue to destination, havana, cuba, and cancelled the emergency. During the descent, separation standards were lost with another aircraft, flight AMX002. Estimated closest proximity was reported to be 10 NM.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 13, 2001, AT 2037Z, IBERIA FLIGHT 6621, A B-747, SHORTLY AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FL360, SHUT DOWN AN ENGINE DUE TO A REPORTED FUEL CONTORL PROBLEM. THE FLIGHT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE ON THREE ENGINES AND THE CAPTAIN TURNED LEFT OF COURSE AND STARTED A DESCENT WHILE CONTACTING ARINC AND EVENTUALLY NEW YORK CENTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. NEW YORK CENTER CLEARED THE FLIGHT TO LEVEL 320 AND THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION, HAVANA, CUBA, AND CANCELLED THE EMERGENCY. DURING THE DESCENT, SEPARATION STANDARDS WERE LOST WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT AMX002. ESTIMATED CLOSEST PROXIMITY WAS REPORTED TO BE 10 NM.