An air carrier captain shut down an engine inadvertently.

Attributes
ACN	306247
Time
Date	199505
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	306247
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was the last day of a 4 day trip (same captain). This was also the longest and most tiring. Captain had stomach problems on day 3 and should have removed himself then, but did not. He did not eat for over 24 hours at time of incident and was very worn down which I feel greatly contributed to this mishap, especially along with the long duty day. I was flying a visual approach to the runway and was at 2500 ft and only slightly high. I had called for gear down and flaps 20 degrees and the captain followed my request. 15-20 seconds later, I called for flaps 25 degrees (we land at flaps 30 degrees). The captain placed the flaps at 25 degrees but left his hand near the flap handle while looking outside. I called for flaps 30 degrees and the landing check. The captain then placed the right fuel control switch to cutoff, shutting down the right engine. I continued to fly the airplane to an otherwise uneventful landing. Attempt to restart was unsuccessful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT SHUT DOWN AN ENG INADVERTENTLY.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE LAST DAY OF A 4 DAY TRIP (SAME CAPT). THIS WAS ALSO THE LONGEST AND MOST TIRING. CAPT HAD STOMACH PROBS ON DAY 3 AND SHOULD HAVE REMOVED HIMSELF THEN, BUT DID NOT. HE DID NOT EAT FOR OVER 24 HRS AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND WAS VERY WORN DOWN WHICH I FEEL GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS MISHAP, ESPECIALLY ALONG WITH THE LONG DUTY DAY. I WAS FLYING A VISUAL APCH TO THE RWY AND WAS AT 2500 FT AND ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGH. I HAD CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS 20 DEGS AND THE CAPT FOLLOWED MY REQUEST. 15-20 SECONDS LATER, I CALLED FOR FLAPS 25 DEGS (WE LAND AT FLAPS 30 DEGS). THE CAPT PLACED THE FLAPS AT 25 DEGS BUT LEFT HIS HAND NEAR THE FLAP HANDLE WHILE LOOKING OUTSIDE. I CALLED FOR FLAPS 30 DEGS AND THE LNDG CHK. THE CAPT THEN PLACED THE R FUEL CTL SWITCH TO CUTOFF, SHUTTING DOWN THE R ENG. I CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE TO AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL LNDG. ATTEMPT TO RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

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.