B727 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to land during climb out due to a drop in the #1 engine EPR, pressurization pack and electrical relay for that engine. After that, the engine was shut down.

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Attributes
ACN	522297
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 180 flight time type : 3995
ASRS Report	522297
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine epr ind other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on climb out from fll a drop in engine #1 EPR was noticed, throttle was adjusted to attain climb thrust, all other engine indications were normal. Later, engine #1 EPR indication dropped again at about FL250. Maintenance was notified and advised us to divert to mia for maintenance. Flight headed for mia, shortly after, cabin altitude started to climb and second officer switched bleed to #2 also, gen relay #1 tripped. Decision to shut down engine #1 was made and done according to company SOP, dumped fuel (nozzle valve ind stuck in disagreement) declared emergency and uneventful landing was made at mia. All flight crew members including flight attendants were in the loop and decision making process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND DURING CLIMB OUT DUE TO A DROP IN THE #1 ENGINE EPR, PRESSURIZATION PACK AND ELECTRICAL RELAY FOR THAT ENGINE. AFTER THAT, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: WHILE ON CLIMB OUT FROM FLL A DROP IN ENGINE #1 EPR WAS NOTICED, THROTTLE WAS ADJUSTED TO ATTAIN CLIMB THRUST, ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. LATER, ENGINE #1 EPR INDICATION DROPPED AGAIN AT ABOUT FL250. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED US TO DIVERT TO MIA FOR MAINTENANCE. FLT HEADED FOR MIA, SHORTLY AFTER, CABIN ALT STARTED TO CLIMB AND SECOND OFFICER SWITCHED BLEED TO #2 ALSO, GEN RELAY #1 TRIPPED. DECISION TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE #1 WAS MADE AND DONE ACCORDING TO COMPANY SOP, DUMPED FUEL (NOZZLE VALVE IND STUCK IN DISAGREEMENT) DECLARED EMER AND UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT MIA. ALL FLC MEMBERS INCLUDING FLT ATTENDANTS WERE IN THE LOOP AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

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.