20030129006899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Bloomington-Nor, IL · January 29, 2003

Date: January 29, 2003 · 09:17 local
Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
Airport: Bloomington-Normal
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N965AT
Reported as: Boeing 717200
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce BR700715A130
People aboard: 79
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,000 total2,500 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N965ATRegistered now · Boeing 717-200S/N 55026 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBoeing 717-200 Engine modelBMW Rolls BR-700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Climbing thru 16000 ft, the right engine emitted a loud bang and spooled down to idle power. "Eng low RPM", "eng surge r" and the "increase eng bleed" lights came on. After about 30 to 60 seconds, the "right engine fail" light came on. Oil pressure and oil temperature remained Normal. The engine was secured and an emergency was declared. The aircraft landed at bmi without incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CLIMBING THRU 16000 FT, THE RIGHT ENGINE EMITTED A LOUD BANG AND SPOOLED DOWN TO IDLE POWER. "ENG LOW RPM", "ENG SURGE R" AND THE "INCREASE ENG BLEED" LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 30 TO 60 SECONDS, THE "RIGHT ENGINE FAIL" LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMPERATURE REMAINED NORMAL. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT BMI WITHOUT INCIDENT.