F100 crew had #2 engine failure in ZDC class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	563235
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : aml.vortac
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : enroute altitude change descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	563235
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 : #2 gen mfdu and tripped other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure. About 5 mins after reaching cruise, generator #2 tripped but reset normally. Shortly thereafter, noticed engine #2 indications were fluctuating slightly with N2 +/-3%. Began descent into dca. About 60 NM west of aml, generator #2 tripped again. Turned it off. About 4 mins later, engine began surging noticeably yawing the aircraft slightly. Pulled right throttle back slightly and engine fail warning came up on MFDU. N2 was reading zero on primary and secondary indications. Engine shutdown procedures were followed. Diverted to iad uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: F100 CREW HAD #2 ENG FAILURE IN ZDC CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE. ABOUT 5 MINS AFTER REACHING CRUISE, GENERATOR #2 TRIPPED BUT RESET NORMALLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, NOTICED ENG #2 INDICATIONS WERE FLUCTUATING SLIGHTLY WITH N2 +/-3%. BEGAN DSCNT INTO DCA. ABOUT 60 NM W OF AML, GENERATOR #2 TRIPPED AGAIN. TURNED IT OFF. ABOUT 4 MINS LATER, ENG BEGAN SURGING NOTICEABLY YAWING THE ACFT SLIGHTLY. PULLED R THROTTLE BACK SLIGHTLY AND ENG FAIL WARNING CAME UP ON MFDU. N2 WAS READING ZERO ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATIONS. ENG SHUTDOWN PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. DIVERTED TO IAD UNEVENTFULLY.

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.