C130 shutdown #4 engine declared emergency.

Attributes
ACN	282764
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : acy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc tower : las
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 6 controller non radar : 4 controller radar : 4 controller supervisory : 2
ASRS Report	282764
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Military X a C130 was an overflt from fok to cof. About 5 min after entering my sector (sie hi sector 59), military X declared an emergency and shut down engine #4. He did not state reason why, I gave him his request to return immediately back to fok and gave him lower as he requested. I handed him off to ZNY and switched him without any undue delay.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C130 SHUTDOWN #4 ENG DECLARED EMER.

Narrative: MIL X A C130 WAS AN OVERFLT FROM FOK TO COF. ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER ENTERING MY SECTOR (SIE HI SECTOR 59), MIL X DECLARED AN EMER AND SHUT DOWN ENG #4. HE DID NOT STATE REASON WHY, I GAVE HIM HIS REQUEST TO RETURN IMMEDIATELY BACK TO FOK AND GAVE HIM LOWER AS HE REQUESTED. I HANDED HIM OFF TO ZNY AND SWITCHED HIM WITHOUT ANY UNDUE DELAY.

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.