Diversion to alternate after an in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	318256
Time
Date	199510
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : omn airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : mco tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	318256
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	318253
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 none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route jax to fll, experienced power loss and abnormal engine indications. Elected to perform precautionary engine shutdown of the #1 engine. Emergency declared and diverted to mco where an uneventful single engine landing was made. On approximately 4 mi final, mco tower cleared a heavy jet to takeoff in front of us. Although uneventful, we felt it was potentially hazardous if a go around was necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE AFTER AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: ENRTE JAX TO FLL, EXPERIENCED PWR LOSS AND ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS. ELECTED TO PERFORM PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN OF THE #1 ENG. EMER DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO MCO WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE. ON APPROX 4 MI FINAL, MCO TWR CLRED A HVY JET TO TKOF IN FRONT OF US. ALTHOUGH UNEVENTFUL, WE FELT IT WAS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS IF A GAR WAS NECESSARY.

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.