<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1358990, May 2016

During cruise in an A321 aircraft the #2 engine failed. After an unsuccessful attempt to restart the #2 engine the flight crew landed at nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	1358990
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

Narrative:

During cruise at FL350; received an engine 2 fadec alternator ECAM message. This was quickly followed by a rollback of engine number 2 and subsequent engine 2 fail message. Determined nearest suitable airport. Ran ECAM and contacted dispatch/[maintenance] on commercial radio frequency. Attempted restart of engine number 2 to no avail. Ran appropriate checklists and notified cabin crew of our intentions. [Advised ATC] and landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During cruise in an A321 aircraft the #2 Engine failed. After an unsuccessful attempt to restart the #2 engine the flight crew landed at nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: During cruise at FL350; received an ENG 2 FADEC Alternator ECAM message. This was quickly followed by a rollback of engine number 2 and subsequent ENG 2 FAIL message. Determined nearest suitable airport. Ran ECAM and contacted dispatch/[maintenance] on Commercial Radio frequency. Attempted restart of engine number 2 to no avail. Ran appropriate checklists and notified cabin crew of our intentions. [Advised ATC] and landed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.