An medium large transport jet engine ran away.

Attributes
ACN	263855
Time
Date	199402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gve airport : bwi
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 3800
ASRS Report	263855
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	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	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise altitude of 35000 ft, #2 engine started to runaway. Thrust lever retarded to idle with no effect on engine. Engine shutdown accomplished and emergency declared with ZDC. Single engine landing made at bwi, normal taxi in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MLG JET ENG RAN AWAY.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT OF 35000 FT, #2 ENG STARTED TO RUNAWAY. THRUST LEVER RETARDED TO IDLE WITH NO EFFECT ON ENG. ENG SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED AND EMER DECLARED WITH ZDC. SINGLE ENG LNDG MADE AT BWI, NORMAL TAXI IN.

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.