Commercial Fixed Wing
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 28
Distraction; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport
Airspace Structure; Human Factors; Aircraft; Procedure
Aircraft X departed and told the tower they had some sort of engine malfunction. They handed him to me after the pilot requested to level off at 2;000 ft. and go somewhere to hold while the crew evaluated their options. After speaking to the pilot I took action to vector him around in our airspace until they had a decision to continue or return. I asked if he wanted to stay at 2;000 ft. and he answered in the affirmative. While box vectoring the aircraft it may have entered a small 2;500 ft. MVA (Minimum Vectoring Altitude) in the southeast portion of the airspace before before completing an assigned turn to a heading of 360 away from the 2;500 ft. MVA.
TRACON Controller vectoring an aircraft in a box pattern pattern vectored the aircraft below the Minimum Vectoring Altitude.