Narrative:

Approaching atlanta area, #1 engine vibration monitor showed high readings. Followed flight manual procedures and shut down engine. Notified flight dispatcher and ATC. Made normal landing on runway 9L in atl without further difficulties. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter flies the L-1011 for a major united states air carrier. He does not know exactly why there was engine vibration, but he knows that metal was found in the oil. He believes that it may have been a bearing failure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: APCHING ATLANTA AREA, #1 ENG VIBRATION MONITOR SHOWED HIGH READINGS. FOLLOWED FLT MANUAL PROCS AND SHUT DOWN ENG. NOTIFIED FLT DISPATCHER AND ATC. MADE NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 9L IN ATL WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FLIES THE L-1011 FOR A MAJOR UNITED STATES ACR. HE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHY THERE WAS ENG VIBRATION, BUT HE KNOWS THAT METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL. HE BELIEVES THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BEARING FAILURE.

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.