Medium large transport turbine engine failed to respond to thrust lever movements during level off causing flight crew to shut engine down and divert land. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment requested on standby.

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Attributes
ACN	301621
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orw airport : pvd
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pvd
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 40
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zbw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	301621
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	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Leveling off at 11000 ft right engine responded intermittently to thrust lever movements. Engine would spool up to only 65 percent N2, then to only 59 percent, then failed to respond to nay thrust lever movement. Engine deteriorated to N2 40 percent, fuel flow 1000 pounds, egt 240 degrees regardless of thrust lever position. Right engine was shut down, checklist completed and an uneventful engine out landing was made at pvd. After landing crash crew found fuel leaking from right engine (2-3 gallons in 30 seconds). Crash crew applied foam to right engine, no evidence of fire existed at anytime. Operations responded with stairs and 84 passenger and 5 crew were taken to the terminal. All normal and emergency checklists were completed and aircraft was released by the captain to ground personnel. During flight dispatch and pvd operations were both contacted, however, communications with dispatch and maintenance control were very poor due to altitude. Passenger and flight attendants were continually updated throughout as events progressed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TURBINE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENTS DURING LEVEL OFF CAUSING FLC TO SHUT ENG DOWN AND DIVERT LAND. CFR EQUIP REQUESTED ON STANDBY.

Narrative: LEVELING OFF AT 11000 FT R ENG RESPONDED INTERMITTENTLY TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENTS. ENG WOULD SPOOL UP TO ONLY 65 PERCENT N2, THEN TO ONLY 59 PERCENT, THEN FAILED TO RESPOND TO NAY THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. ENG DETERIORATED TO N2 40 PERCENT, FUEL FLOW 1000 LBS, EGT 240 DEGS REGARDLESS OF THRUST LEVER POS. R ENG WAS SHUT DOWN, CHKLIST COMPLETED AND AN UNEVENTFUL ENG OUT LNDG WAS MADE AT PVD. AFTER LNDG CRASH CREW FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM R ENG (2-3 GALLONS IN 30 SECONDS). CRASH CREW APPLIED FOAM TO R ENG, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE EXISTED AT ANYTIME. OPS RESPONDED WITH STAIRS AND 84 PAX AND 5 CREW WERE TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL. ALL NORMAL AND EMER CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AND ACFT WAS RELEASED BY THE CAPT TO GND PERSONNEL. DURING FLT DISPATCH AND PVD OPS WERE BOTH CONTACTED, HOWEVER, COMS WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WERE VERY POOR DUE TO ALT. PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS WERE CONTINUALLY UPDATED THROUGHOUT AS EVENTS PROGRESSED.

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.