Flight crew of air carrier large transport aircraft shut-down 1 of the 3 engines during cruise descent when the engine became uncontrollable.

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Attributes
ACN	219361
Time
Date	199208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	219361
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engine #2 went to full power and was shut down as a precaution. Uneventful landing -- no other aircraft problems. All engine aircraft checklists completed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR LGT ACFT SHUT-DOWN 1 OF THE 3 ENGS DURING CRUISE DSCNT WHEN THE ENG BECAME UNCTLABLE.

Narrative: ENG #2 WENT TO FULL PWR AND WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. UNEVENTFUL LNDG -- NO OTHER ACFT PROBLEMS. ALL ENG ACFT CHKLISTS COMPLETED.

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.