In-flight engine shut down mandates diversion to alternate airport for emergency declared landing.

Attributes
ACN	216283
Time
Date	199207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iow
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	216283
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	217003
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed ord for slc. Approximately 50 east iow while cruising at FL280 the left engine flamed out. Appropriate checklists were accomplished. An emergency was declared and clearance requested to nearest suitable airport which was cid. 2 unsuccessful attempts were made to restart the engine. Aircraft was landed at cid 13000 pounds overweight (143000 pounds) with a normal touchdown. Emergency vehicles advised that there was no apparent engine damage. Aircraft was taxied to the terminal. Human performance: the time elapsed from emg failure to landing was almost 30 mins. During that time the workload on a 2 person crew is tremendous. Communications with ATC, flight attendants, passengers, and each other leaves little time for thorough analysis of aircraft problem itself. Our checklists are more directed to engine failure at takeoff or shortly thereafter with almost no guidance on priorities at altitude. So many books to check for single engine altitude, drift run speed, failure checklist, maximum overweight landing weight for runway available, restart checklist and normal checklists. Even though I had my own written rough guide for this type situation, I found it necessary to revise many items in light of my experience.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUT DOWN MANDATES DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT FOR EMER DECLARED LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED ORD FOR SLC. APPROX 50 E IOW WHILE CRUISING AT FL280 THE L ENG FLAMED OUT. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND CLRNC REQUESTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS CID. 2 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE ENG. ACFT WAS LANDED AT CID 13000 POUNDS OVERWT (143000 POUNDS) WITH A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. EMER VEHICLES ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT ENG DAMAGE. ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: THE TIME ELAPSED FROM EMG FAILURE TO LNDG WAS ALMOST 30 MINS. DURING THAT TIME THE WORKLOAD ON A 2 PERSON CREW IS TREMENDOUS. COMS WITH ATC, FLT ATTENDANTS, PAXS, AND EACH OTHER LEAVES LITTLE TIME FOR THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ACFT PROBLEM ITSELF. OUR CHKLISTS ARE MORE DIRECTED TO ENG FAILURE AT TKOF OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER WITH ALMOST NO GUIDANCE ON PRIORITIES AT ALT. SO MANY BOOKS TO CHK FOR SINGLE ENG ALT, DRIFT RUN SPD, FAILURE CHKLIST, MAX OVERWT LNDG WT FOR RWY AVAILABLE, RESTART CHKLIST AND NORMAL CHKLISTS. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY OWN WRITTEN ROUGH GUIDE FOR THIS TYPE SITUATION, I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REVISE MANY ITEMS IN LIGHT OF MY EXPERIENCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.