In-flight engine shutdown after attempt in air starting sluggish engine.

Attributes
ACN	306012
Time
Date	199505
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	306012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	306011
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On leveloff at 9000 ft, the #1 engine would not go above 50 percent N2. Throttle movement had no effect. Declared an emergency and requested a delaying vector. Shut down #1 engine and attempted a normal restart. On the restart the N2 would not go above 40 percent N2. Secured the #1 engine and executed a single engine approach to runway 27L. Normal approach and landing. Single engine taxi to gate. After gate arrival the fueler informed me that I had let the main tanks get out of balance. Landing weight 108000 pounds. The engine was shut down a total of 13 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN AFTER ATTEMPT IN AIR STARTING SLUGGISH ENG.

Narrative: ON LEVELOFF AT 9000 FT, THE #1 ENG WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 50 PERCENT N2. THROTTLE MOVEMENT HAD NO EFFECT. DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED A DELAYING VECTOR. SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND ATTEMPTED A NORMAL RESTART. ON THE RESTART THE N2 WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 PERCENT N2. SECURED THE #1 ENG AND EXECUTED A SINGLE ENG APCH TO RWY 27L. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. SINGLE ENG TAXI TO GATE. AFTER GATE ARR THE FUELER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD LET THE MAIN TANKS GET OUT OF BAL. LNDG WT 108000 LBS. THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN A TOTAL OF 13 MINS.

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.