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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-351 · Colorado Spring, CO · December 30, 2010

Date
December 30, 2010 · 10:30 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Munic
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N584NW
Reported as
Boeing 757-351
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2040
People aboard
232
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
21,800 total3,376 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Incident acft was operating as delta flight 1921 en route from detroit, Michigan to phoenix, Arizona (dtw-phx) at FL360 when they got an autothrottle disconnect message and noticed right engine epr at 1.0. Engine did not respond to throttle movement. Crew declared an emergency and elected to divert to Colorado Springs, Colorado (kcos). The engine was running but unresponsive so the crew treated it as a single engine situation. Made normal landing at kcos 1000 pounds under max landing weight, autobrakes 3, and asked fire rescue to check the acft after clearing rwy 35R at twy E2. Acft stopped on twy e with nose of acft oriented south. Fire rescue advised crew of brake fire in right wheel well, and to evacuate the acft. Captain then called for evacuation left side only due to fire on right side. All 4 slides on left side of acft operated normally, and only 3 passengers sustained minor injuries. Injured passengers were treated and released the same day. Injuries included one bruised tail bone, one sprained knee, and one bruised knee. Additionally, one passenger received oxygen on scene, and one pregnant passenger had her blood pressure checked on scene. Everyone was off the acft quickly except a carry off passenger who was paraplegic. The crew helped this person off and then the rest of the crew exited the acft. Estimated total time for evacuation, except for crew and carry off passenger, was just over 2 minutes. Dal 1921 cabin crew: (all f/a's dtw based)privacy data omittedengine failure indications included the following status messages: ecu primary, ecu master, and ecu manual.

As the FAA filed it

INCIDENT ACFT WAS OPERATING AS DELTA FLIGHT 1921 EN ROUTE FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN TO PHOENIX, ARIZONA (DTW-PHX) AT FL360 WHEN THEY GOT AN AUTOTHROTTLE DISCONNECT MESSAGE AND NOTICED RIGHT ENGINE EPR AT 1.0. ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (KCOS). THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT UNRESPONSIVE SO THE CREW TREATED IT AS A SINGLE ENGINE SITUATION. MADE NORMAL LANDING AT KCOS 1000 POUNDS UNDER MAX LANDING WEIGHT, AUTOBRAKES 3, AND ASKED FIRE RESCUE TO CHECK THE ACFT AFTER CLEARING RWY 35R AT TWY E2. ACFT STOPPED ON TWY E WITH NOSE OF ACFT ORIENTED SOUTH. FIRE RESCUE ADVISED CREW OF BRAKE FIRE IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL, AND TO EVACUATE THE ACFT. CAPTAIN THEN CALLED FOR EVACUATION LEFT SIDE ONLY DUE TO FIRE ON RIGHT SIDE. ALL 4 SLIDES ON LEFT SIDE OF ACFT OPERATED NORMALLY, AND ONLY 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. INJURED PASSENGERS WERE TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. INJURIES INCLUDED ONE BRUISED TAIL BONE, ONE SPRAINED KNEE, AND ONE BRUISED KNEE. ADDITIONALLY, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED OXYGEN ON SCENE, AND ONE PREGNANT PASSENGER HAD HER BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED ON SCENE. EVERYONE WAS OFF THE ACFT QUICKLY EXCEPT A CARRY OFF PASSENGER WHO WAS PARAPLEGIC. THE CREW HELPED THIS PERSON OFF AND THEN THE REST OF THE CREW EXITED THE ACFT. ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME FOR EVACUATION, EXCEPT FOR CREW AND CARRY OFF PASSENGER, WAS JUST OVER 2 MINUTES.DAL 1921 CABIN CREW: (ALL F/A'S DTW BASED)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ENGINE FAILURE INDICATIONS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING STATUS MESSAGES: ECU PRIMARY, ECU MASTER, AND ECU MANUAL.