B757-200 crew shut down an engine and returned to the departure station.

Attributes
ACN	517390
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	517390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I don't know what caused the problem on the B757 to lose 1/2 of its power -- the reason we returned back to the gate after 1 hour in the air. I was just notified by purser that captain said we would return back to gate due to power loss. No need to prepare for evacuate/evacuation -- should be as a normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW SHUT DOWN AN ENG AND RETURNED TO THE DEP STATION.

Narrative: I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROB ON THE B757 TO LOSE 1/2 OF ITS PWR -- THE REASON WE RETURNED BACK TO THE GATE AFTER 1 HR IN THE AIR. I WAS JUST NOTIFIED BY PURSER THAT CAPT SAID WE WOULD RETURN BACK TO GATE DUE TO PWR LOSS. NO NEED TO PREPARE FOR EVAC -- SHOULD BE AS A NORMAL LNDG.

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.