An air carrier large transport shut down 1 of 3 engines.

Attributes
ACN	253212
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ida
State Reference	ID
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	253212
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	253119
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flying an air carrier large transport on the night of oct/sun/93 from slc to yyc, the #3 engine flamed out and a precautionary shutdown was accomplished. The flight returned to slc for maintenance and passenger handling capability. Our first indication of failure was a small yaw and the thrust indicator read '0' as did the fuel flow indicator. The engine continued to windmill. No restart was attempted because we didn't know why it quit. Oil pressure, oil temperature, and oil quantity were all good. The return to slc went without further problem. After examination by maintenance they said that some type of seal let loose. A maintenance report was also filed. Supplemental information from acn 253119: normal descent, approach, and landing completed with emergency equipment standing by. Flight attendants indicated that PA announcements about our status and intentions helped greatly to reduce passenger stress.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT SHUT DOWN 1 OF 3 ENGS.

Narrative: FLYING AN ACR LGT ON THE NIGHT OF OCT/SUN/93 FROM SLC TO YYC, THE #3 ENG FLAMED OUT AND A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE FLT RETURNED TO SLC FOR MAINT AND PAX HANDLING CAPABILITY. OUR FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE WAS A SMALL YAW AND THE THRUST INDICATOR READ '0' AS DID THE FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. THE ENG CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. NO RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT QUIT. OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, AND OIL QUANTITY WERE ALL GOOD. THE RETURN TO SLC WENT WITHOUT FURTHER PROB. AFTER EXAMINATION BY MAINT THEY SAID THAT SOME TYPE OF SEAL LET LOOSE. A MAINT RPT WAS ALSO FILED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 253119: NORMAL DSCNT, APCH, AND LNDG COMPLETED WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. FLT ATTENDANTS INDICATED THAT PA ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT OUR STATUS AND INTENTIONS HELPED GREATLY TO REDUCE PAX STRESS.

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.