Dash 8-200
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Workload; Time Pressure; Confusion; Distraction
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft
While operating our flight there was a Number 1 engine malfunction. This occurred on final approach phase of Runway 19. There was a pronounced surge on the Number 1 side. I took control of the aircraft from the First Officer. The Number 1 engine was surging with the power lever at flight idle. Accomplished the engine failure procedure; the Number 1 engine and it did not feather. The decision was made to bring the condition lever to fuel off. This remedied the surging of the Number 1 engine. The aircraft landed without incident. We notified Tower and Company; and had the aircraft towed to the gate.
The Captain took control of the aircraft from the First Officer. Engine surging was noted between 40 and 90% with power leavers at flight idle. The crew made the decision to feather the Number 1 engine to stop the surging. Engine failure procedures were then followed. The engine would not feather. The decision was then made to place the condition leaver in Fuel Off to completely shut down the engine. This stopped the engine completely and ended the surges.
A DHC-8-200 number one engine was surging on final with the power lever at idle; so Captain assumed aircraft control and attempted to feather the engine but it failed to feather. The Condition Lever was placed in Fuel OFF which shut the engine down; followed by an uneventful landing.