Return to 2000: Captain of the Great Powers

Chapter 13 The Calm Captain

The tower controller doesn't know how much the 737's initial climb rate can reach, but he can be sure that it should be more than [-] feet per minute, and it is absolutely impossible to maintain a very small climb below [-] feet per minute Rate.

What is the biggest requirement for taking off is to overcome obstacles!How can anyone maintain an ascent rate of less than [-] feet per minute to overcome obstacles?

The tower controller held his breath for a moment, and found that the ascent rate of Feiyu 6321 still showed no signs of increasing. He stood up abruptly and observed Feiyu 6321's aircraft visually.

It can only be said that the climb of Feiyu 6321 is indeed too slow. The ordinary plane has already disappeared at this time, but Feiyu 6321 is still within the range of vision.Moreover, from a visual point of view, apart from the unusually slow crawling, there seemed to be no other problems.

He checked the radar screen again, and it was true that Feiyu 6321 hadn't hung the emergency code yet, and there was no announcement of MAYDAY or PANPAN on the radio either.

The tower controller suddenly stood up and surprised the colleagues around him, who said strangely: "What's the matter, I was surprised."

The tower controller looked back and forth between the radar screen and the fuselage of Flying Feather 6321 in the sky, and did not look at his colleagues, but responded casually: "Don't talk, I'm busy with something."

The colleague turned his head and glanced at the radar screen: "I will rest after sending this plane, and don't want to change the frequency?"

"I don't know if we can change it." The tower controller's face became more and more gloomy. So far, Feiyu 6321 has not returned to its normal rate of ascent.It stands to reason that he should hand over the control relationship to the approach control seat anyway.But he didn't do that, but seemed to be waiting for something.

In the cockpit, the height of 1 feet, which could have been achieved overnight, took less than a minute.During this period, the N1 speed has dropped below the idle thrust, leaving only the N1 generated by the wind turning, and the ENG FAIL indication also appeared on the N2 display.

Since the captain had already corrected the sideslip of the plane while on the ground, the plane was able to maintain the extended line of the runway after leaving the ground.

As soon as the plane passed the altitude of [-] feet, the captain immediately asked: "Determine the fault!"

The co-pilot had already made up his mind. As soon as the captain asked the question, he immediately answered: "It's just an engine failure, and there is no memory item."

The captain controls the plane with one hand. It is said that the control should be handed over to the co-pilot at this time, and then he can concentrate on identifying faults. At least this is the case in the simulator training, and most of the co-pilots can control the plane well in the simulator. .

Today, the plane has passed the most dangerous initial climb phase.It stands to reason that it's okay to hand it over to the co-pilot.But in the real situation, the captain really didn't dare to hand over the plane to the co-pilot.

Fortunately, the plane has stabilized at this time, and it is not particularly difficult to allocate a little energy.

N1 has speed, N2 has no speed, EGT index returns to zero, ENG FAIL indication appears, although the fuel flow rate, lubricating oil pressure, lubricating oil quantity, etc. below are all reset to zero, but there is always a display.

The form of expression of this data is relatively clear, that is, the engine is simply turned off.Not flying off, nor seriously damaged!There would indeed be no memory items.

"Well, it's confirmed that the engine failed." The captain regained his energy, and was about to give the co-pilot a follow-up instruction, as if thinking of something, he tilted his head slightly backwards: "Brother, do you think the engine failed? "

Xu Cang didn't expect the captain to ask him for advice, he was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly replied: "I think so too."

"Okay!" The captain stopped hesitating and ordered: "Report to PANPAN, apply to stay aside, and deal with special circumstances."

The co-pilot didn't have any special reaction to the captain's question about Xu Cang's behavior, but immediately contacted the control tower after receiving the captain's instructions: "PANPAN, PANPAN, PANPAN, Feiyu 6321, No. [-] engine failure, apply to maintain On the other hand, deal with the fault."

Both PANPAN and MAYDAY are announced by aircraft when they are in distress, but they are slightly different.If it is roughly distinguished, it can be simply understood that the situation of declaring PANPAN is slightly less urgent than the situation of MAYDAY.For example, if the engine misfires instead of a simple engine failure, then it is not PANPAN but MAYDAY.At any time, an aircraft fire is an extremely urgent matter that cannot be delayed for a moment.

The controller who had been standing in the control room of the tower already had a feeling in his heart. He was waiting for this moment, almost without a moment's rest, and immediately replied: "Feiyu 6321, you can stay on one side, you can turn to report."

"Keep to one side, report a turn!" The co-pilot quickly returned, and was busy with other things later.

At this time, in the control room of the tower, the controller was really at a loss. This was the first time he encountered an engine stall.However, this guy was still calm, and he didn't disturb the crew in a panic. He knew that this time was the most critical, and he could wait to ask if there was anything else.

After pondering for a while, the controller immediately contacted the approach control seat to explain the situation, because according to the handover regulations, he should hand over Feiyu 6321 to the approach control seat now.However, the controller guessed that there is a high probability that the flight will return to land, and it is not helping the crew to focus on communication at this time, so it is better to follow up and communicate in advance.

This matter is not complicated, the problem is that now that Feiyu 6321 has announced PANPAN, the airport may also enter a state of emergency.In this way, the control of all nodes from the apron, ground, tower, approach to the area will be affected.It was the first time that he, a little controller who had just become a regular, felt so important.

Taking a deep breath, the controller patted his colleague: "You help me keep an eye on it. There are no planes in this field right now. Just try to meet the crew's requirements as much as possible."

Colleagues are not opposed to temporarily taking off work, as the controller said, there are no other aircraft in the sky above the field, so it is very easy to deploy.

"What are you going to do?"

After asking, the controller had slipped to the door of the control room, and waved to his colleagues: "I'll go to the director."

In the cockpit, the captain saw that the plane was stable, and scratched the tip of his nose habitually: "Turn out the checklist."

"I've already found it. Do you want to do it now?" The co-pilot has already turned over the "Engine Failure or Shutdown" checklist and spread it on his legs, ready to work on the abnormal checklist at any time.

"No hurry!" The captain waved his hand: "We'll talk about it after the flaps are retracted."

Xu Cang, who was sitting at the back, raised his eyebrows, looking quite surprised, and couldn't help but admire in his heart: "This captain is really calm."

(End of this chapter)