Quadruple engine failure

Post by **nwadc10** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:37 pm

"Here's a fun and odd story, though it wasn't at the time when I was over the Andes with no power... I'm flying along on SBKP/SPIM, happy as a clam. I've got about 200 miles to go on the 1800+ nm trip. Somehow I accidentally pushed my mouse off the desk and it fell to the ground. I picked it up and returned to supervising the AP only to find that **all 4** engines are spooling down. I immediately went to FLT START on #4, start valve opened and the engine started to come alive. 20% N2 I turn on the fuel lever. I got lightoff! Then the fuel lever goes to shutoff without my command. Tried the same thing through the remaining 3 engines. #1's start valve wouldn't even open. I then started the APU for electrical power and also tried to start the engines using GRND START. That didn't work either. Now I'm in big trouble. I'm over the Andes mountains, getting slow so now I have to pitch the nose down to maintain flying speed. I kept trying to restart the engines and no luck. Finally at just under FL200 I had to save the situation and restart it. After that I was able to succesfully restart the engines and climb back up to FL300. I have no idea what the falling mouse clicked, but it must have been something important [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] So the lesson is, be careful where your mouse falls [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] Justin"

UALcockpitmech · Post by **UALcockpitmech** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:46 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nwadc10 @ Jan 20 2006, 09:37 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a fun and odd story, though it wasn't at the time when I was over the Andes with no power... I'm flying along on SBKP/SPIM, happy as a clam. I've got about 200 miles to go on the 1800+ nm trip. Somehow I accidentally pushed my mouse off the desk and it fell to the ground. I picked it up and returned to supervising the AP only to find that **all 4** engines are spooling down. I immediately went to FLT START on #4, start valve opened and the engine started to come alive. 20% N2 I turn on the fuel lever. I got lightoff! Then the fuel lever goes to shutoff without my command. Tried the same thing through the remaining 3 engines. #1's start valve wouldn't even open. I then started the APU for electrical power and also tried to start the engines using GRND START. That didn't work either. Now I'm in big trouble. I'm over the Andes mountains, getting slow so now I have to pitch the nose down to maintain flying speed. I kept trying to restart the engines and no luck. Finally at just under FL200 I had to save the situation and restart it. After that I was able to succesfully restart the engines and climb back up to FL300. I have no idea what the falling mouse clicked, but it must have been something important [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] So the lesson is, be careful where your mouse falls [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] Justin [right][snapback]6768[/snapback][/right] </div> "

UALcockpitmech · Post by **UALcockpitmech** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 1:04 pm

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nwadc10 @ Jan 20 2006, 09:37 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a fun and odd story, though it wasn't at the time when I was over the Andes with no power... I'm flying along on SBKP/SPIM, happy as a clam. I've got about 200 miles to go on the 1800+ nm trip. Somehow I accidentally pushed my mouse off the desk and it fell to the ground. I picked it up and returned to supervising the AP only to find that **all 4** engines are spooling down. I immediately went to FLT START on #4, start valve opened and the engine started to come alive. 20% N2 I turn on the fuel lever. I got lightoff! Then the fuel lever goes to shutoff without my command. Tried the same thing through the remaining 3 engines. #1's start valve wouldn't even open. I then started the APU for electrical power and also tried to start the engines using GRND START. That didn't work either. Now I'm in big trouble. I'm over the Andes mountains, getting slow so now I have to pitch the nose down to maintain flying speed. I kept trying to restart the engines and no luck. Finally at just under FL200 I had to save the situation and restart it. After that I was able to succesfully restart the engines and climb back up to FL300. I have no idea what the falling mouse clicked, but it must have been something important [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] So the lesson is, be careful where your mouse falls [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] Justin [right][snapback]6768[/snapback][/right] </div> Similiar experience. While at 39000 ft fighting 142 kt winds on a flight from LAX to RKSI, just passing ANC I decided to look through some system manuals for fuel useage.. I'm using the Saitek X52 and have my flaps in the T1/T2 lever. Having everything under control I wasn't paying too much attention to the instruments until I glanced over and saw nothing but a blue face on my attitude indicator, my altimeter unwinding at a very rapid rate and then I'm into a spin. I was unable to regain control until I scanned the panel and saw that apparently when I opened the manual I was reading I apparently hit the flap lever with the binder cover of the manual. Down they came and so did I. Had to quit the flight and restart. Dropped all the way down to less then a 1000 feet and I might add, very quickly."

cyoo eddie · Post by **cyoo eddie** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:08 pm

"[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] Justin, you must have had the mouse over Ralphs secret ""shut down all 4 engines and dont let them restart"" hot spot on the panel at the time.... ed mosier 1287"

yoni63 · Post by **yoni63** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:57 am

"<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nwadc10 @ Jan 20 2006, 11:37 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a fun and odd story, though it wasn't at the time when I was over the Andes with no power... I'm flying along on SBKP/SPIM, happy as a clam. I've got about 200 miles to go on the 1800+ nm trip. Somehow I accidentally pushed my mouse off the desk and it fell to the ground. I picked it up and returned to supervising the AP only to find that **all 4** engines are spooling down. I immediately went to FLT START on #4, start valve opened and the engine started to come alive. 20% N2 I turn on the fuel lever. I got lightoff! Then the fuel lever goes to shutoff without my command. Tried the same thing through the remaining 3 engines. #1's start valve wouldn't even open. I then started the APU for electrical power and also tried to start the engines using GRND START. That didn't work either. Now I'm in big trouble. I'm over the Andes mountains, getting slow so now I have to pitch the nose down to maintain flying speed. I kept trying to restart the engines and no luck. Finally at just under FL200 I had to save the situation and restart it. After that I was able to succesfully restart the engines and climb back up to FL300. I have no idea what the falling mouse clicked, but it must have been something important [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] So the lesson is, be careful where your mouse falls [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] Justin [right][snapback]6768[/snapback][/right] </div> Justin, maybe right before you dropped the mouse, it may have been in the avionics bay and chewed a couple of wires? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img] "