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Old 13th May 2003, 00:22
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Extract: AWXA200300437 (27 Apr 03)

STL - DIVERSION - FLT 0044 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO DCA AT FL 370 A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD COMING FROM NR
1 ENGINE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A CLOGGED OIL MESSAGE, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. CREW
CONTACTED MOC AND WERE TOLD TO MONITOR ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER TWO MORE BANGS
WERE HEARD COMING FROM LT ENGINE, THIS TIME FOLLOWED BY AVIONICS AND CARGO SMOKE INDICATIONS.
COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH DENSE SMOKE, MASKS DEPLOYED, CREW AND CABIN WENT ON OXYGEN.
DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PREPARED TO DIVERT TO STL, RECEIVED NT 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE
INDICATION AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. AT FL 150 SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE, AND AT FL 100 CREW WAS ABLE TO
COME OFF OXYGEN, LANDED AT STL WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE IN PROCESS OF REPLACING THE NR
1 ENGINE.


Don't know why it didn't appear in FAA or NTSB Monthly summaries (maybe because it conflicts with FAA policy of not mandating carriage of EVAS)
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