Engine failure after takeoff

이륙 직후 엔진 고장 — Task C의 대표 시나리오입니다. 핵심 순서는 늘 같아요: 먼저 비행 유지 → 체크리스트 → ATC 통보. 오늘 문법은 여러 동작을 순서대로 잇는 first / then / after that / finally 입니다. (와이드바디 기준 — B737급은 연료 투하 대신 과중량 착륙)

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1. Scenario

I was the First Officer of HL123, a twin-engine wide-body departing from Incheon.

Shortly after takeoff, while we were climbing through about 1,500 feet, we heard a loud bang from the right side. The aircraft yawed to the right, and the engine instruments showed heavy vibration and a rapid loss of thrust on engine two.

The Captain took control and said, "I have control." I ran the memory items and confirmed that engine two had failed.

After that, we declared a MAYDAY and told ATC we needed to return. ATC offered us an immediate visual approach back to runway 33, but we asked for the ILS to runway 15 instead, because a single-engine approach is more manageable with full ILS guidance — and we needed time to jettison fuel before we could land anyway.

They gave us a discrete frequency to reduce the radio load, and a clear area over the sea to jettison fuel, since we were above our maximum landing weight. Finally, once we had reduced our weight, we flew the single-engine ILS and landed safely.

2. At a Glance

English — Just after takeoff, engine two failed — a loud bang, a yaw, heavy vibration, and a loss of thrust. The first priority is always to fly the aircraft, then run the checklist, then tell ATC. We declared a MAYDAY and returned to the departure airport — we turned down the quick visual and asked for the ILS instead, jettisoned fuel over the sea because we were over our maximum landing weight, and flew a single-engine approach. A B737-type aircraft would do an overweight landing instead of jettisoning fuel.

한국어 — 이륙 직후 2번 엔진 고장 — 큰 소리, 요잉, 심한 진동, 추력 상실. 최우선은 항상 비행 유지 → 체크리스트 → ATC 통보입니다. MAYDAY를 선언하고 출발 공항으로 복귀했습니다. 빠른 시각접근 대신 ILS를 요청했고, 최대착륙중량 초과라 바다 위에서 연료를 투하한 뒤 단발 접근으로 착륙했습니다. B737급은 연료 투하 대신 과중량 착륙을 합니다.

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3. Key Verbs

experience

뜻: 겪다

• We experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff.
• The aircraft experienced heavy vibration during the climb.

hear

뜻: 듣다

• We heard a loud bang from the right side.
• The crew heard an unusual noise after takeoff.

confirm

뜻: 확인하다

• I confirmed that engine two had failed.
• We confirmed the engine indications before acting.

declare

뜻: 선언하다

• We declared a MAYDAY without delay.
• The Captain decided to declare an emergency.

return

뜻: 돌아가다

• We returned to the departure airport.
• We told ATC we needed to return.

jettison

뜻: (연료를) 투하하다

• We jettisoned fuel to reduce our landing weight.
• Fuel was jettisoned before the approach.

reduce

뜻: 줄이다

• We reduced our landing weight before landing.
• Jettisoning fuel reduced the structural stress.

conduct

뜻: 수행하다

• We conducted a single-engine ILS approach.
• The crew conducted the approach safely.

request

뜻: 요청하다

• We requested radar vectors and priority.
• We requested vectors to jettison fuel.

maintain

뜻: 유지하다

• Our first priority was to maintain aircraft control.
• We maintained runway heading while handling the failure.

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4. Key Expressions & Collocations

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5. Vocabulary

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6. Sentence Frames

빈칸만 갈아끼우면 다른 비상에도 그대로 씁니다.

• Shortly after takeoff, we heard a ____. → Shortly after takeoff, we heard a loud bang.
• The Captain took control and said, "I have control." → (그대로 외워두면 좋은 표준 콜)
• After we confirmed ____, we declared a MAYDAY. → After we confirmed the engine failure, we declared a MAYDAY.
• Because ____, we requested ____. → Because we were above our maximum landing weight, we requested vectors to jettison fuel.
• Finally, we flew a ____ approach and landed safely. → Finally, we flew a single-engine ILS approach and landed safely.

오늘의 표현 포인트 — "First … then … after that … finally …" 동작의 순서를 깔끔하게 잇는 틀. 비상 대처를 단계별로 말할 때 듣기 좋아집니다.

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7. Common Mistakes → Better Phrasing

한국인이 자주 쓰는 틀리거나 약한 표현을, 시험에서 통하는 표현으로 바꿔 익히세요.

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8. Grammar Point — Sequencing (first / then / after that / finally)

여러 동작의 순서를 말할 때 first / then / after that / finally로 이으면 듣기 깔끔합니다.

• First, the Captain took control. Then I ran the memory items.
• After that, we declared a MAYDAY. Finally, we landed on one engine.

핵심: 각 동작은 과거단순으로, 순서는 first / then / after that / finally로 표시. 단계가 분명해져 시험관이 따라오기 쉬워요.

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9. Model Answer — Q1

"What happened to your aircraft? Explain the nature of the incident."

틀은 자유 — 무슨 일 → 어떻게 대처 → 결과 흐름이면 됩니다.

Shortly after takeoff, while we were climbing through about 1,500 feet, we heard a loud bang from the right side. The aircraft yawed to the right, and the engine instruments showed heavy vibration and a rapid loss of thrust on engine two.

Our first priority was to fly the aircraft. First, the Captain took control, and I ran the memory items and confirmed that engine two had failed. After that, we declared a MAYDAY and told ATC we needed to return to the departure airport.

ATC offered an immediate visual back to runway 33, but we asked for the ILS to runway 15 instead, because a single-engine approach is easier with full ILS guidance, and we needed time to jettison fuel before we could land anyway. They gave us a discrete frequency and a clear area over the sea to jettison fuel, since we were above our maximum landing weight.

Finally, after reducing our weight, we flew the single-engine ILS and landed safely. By keeping control, following the checklist, and working with ATC, we managed the failure safely.

10. Model Answer — Q2

"How do you think ATC handled the situation? Could it have been handled differently?"

Q2 = ATC 평가로 의견 표현을 익히는 자리. 아래는 한 예시 — 외워서 그대로 쓰지 말고, 시작·마무리 표현은 자유롭게 바꿔 보세요.

Looking back, the controllers were thoroughly professional. When we asked for the ILS to runway 15 rather than the quicker visual, they accepted it without argument — which mattered, because the ILS made the single-engine approach far easier. Giving us a discrete frequency and a clear jettison area over the sea also kept our workload down.

If I had to pick something, a little more information about the fire service — where they would be waiting on runway 15 — would have been reassuring while we set up. Still, their flexibility on the runway and the quiet frequency made a difficult morning much easier.

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11. Follow-up Q&A

1. Why is flying the aircraft the first priority? → Aviate first — you control the aircraft before anything else, so the failure doesn't turn into a loss of control.
2. What did the discrete frequency give you? → A quiet channel with one controller, so we could work without other traffic talking over us.
3. Why did you jettison fuel? → We were above our maximum landing weight, so we reduced weight to land safely. A B737-type would do an overweight landing instead.
4. What was the First Officer's role? → As pilot monitoring, I ran the memory items, confirmed the failure, and handled the radio.

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12. Shadowing Sentences

각 문장을 3~5번 소리 내어 따라 하세요.

1. Shortly after takeoff, we heard a loud bang from the right side.
2. The aircraft yawed to the right.
3. The engine instruments showed a rapid loss of thrust on engine two.
4. Our first priority was to fly the aircraft.
5. The Captain took control and said, "I have control."
6. I ran the memory items and confirmed the failure.
7. After that, we declared a MAYDAY.
8. Because we were above our maximum landing weight, we jettisoned fuel.
9. Finally, we flew a single-engine ILS approach.
10. We landed safely without further problems.

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