DURING GAR; ACR FLC OVERBOOSTS ENGS.
Synopsis
DURING GAR; ACR FLC OVERBOOSTS ENGS.
Narrative
THE FO WAS FLYING A NIGHT VISUAL APCH INTO A MOUNTAINOUS ARPT. HE FLARED A LITTLE HIGH AND FLOATED FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE RWY THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. I COMMANDED A GAR. THE FO IMMEDIATELY APPLIED PWR AND WE BEGAN OUR MISSED APCH PROCS. I NOTICED A FLASHING COMING FROM THE ENG INST PANEL; LOOKING CLOSER I NOTICED THE EPR WAS A LITTLE ABOVE THE TARGET EPR BUG. I POINTED TO THE EPR GAUGES. THE FO IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THROTTLES BACK A LITTLE; ALL THE FLASHING STOPPED. AT THIS POINT; I THOUGHT WE HAD SIMPLY 'OVERBOOSTED' THE EPR BY A LITTLE FOR 3-5 SECONDS. WE COMPLETED THE MISSED APCH; CAME AROUND AND HAD A NORMAL LNDG. A FEW MINS LATER; RIDING THE HOTEL VAN TO THE LAYOVER HOTEL; I REALIZED THE 'EPR OVERBOOST' WASN'T THE ONLY PROB WE HAD. I COULD NOT REMEMBER WHICH GAUGE HAD BEEN FLASHING; BUT THE FLASHING HAD BEEN BELOW THE EPR GAUGES; MAKING IT EITHER N1; EGT; OR N2. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE LAYOVER HOTEL; I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DISPATCHER; AND WITH MAINT ONLINE; EXPLAINED THAT I HAD DIAGNOSED THE PROB INCORRECTLY. IN ADDITION TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A MINOR; SHORT DURATION EPR OVERBOOST; WE MUST HAVE EXCEEDED THE ENG LIMITS ON EITHER N1; EGT; OR N2. THE COMPANY TOOK THE PLANE OTS; WE LATER FERRIED THE EMPTY AIRPLANE TO A MAINT STATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 440307: FLT DATA RECORDED WAS REMOVED. ENG CHKS WERE PERFORMED WITH MAINT ON BOARD. ENG RUN-UPS WERE OK AND ACFT WAS FERRIED BACK TO MAINT BASE FOR THOROUGH ENG CHKS AND FLT DATA RECORDER REVIEW. ENGS DID TURN OUT TO BE OVERBOOSTED AND WERE REPLACED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.