MD11 at cruise engine shutdown, prepared cabin for emergency ditch and land. Normal landing at alter...

Attributes
ACN	400974
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zoa
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	400974
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine shut down 2 hours west of seatac (mid pacific ocean). #3 engine only. Prepare cabin for ditch in ocean. Prepare cabin for emergency landing. 'Normal' landing at seatac. No further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11 AT CRUISE ENG SHUTDOWN, PREPARED CABIN FOR EMER DITCH AND LAND. NORMAL LNDG AT ALTERNATE FIELD AT SEA.

Narrative: ENG SHUT DOWN 2 HRS W OF SEATAC (MID PACIFIC OCEAN). #3 ENG ONLY. PREPARE CABIN FOR DITCH IN OCEAN. PREPARE CABIN FOR EMER LNDG. 'NORMAL' LNDG AT SEATAC. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

MD11 at cruise engine shutdown, prepared cabin for emergency ditch and land. Normal landing at alternate field at sea.