<< >> NASA ASRS Report 591670, August 2003

In-flight engine shutdown mandates an MD80 flight crew at FL350 to declare an emergency and divert to maf, tx.

Attributes
ACN	591670
Time
Date	200308
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : maf.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	591670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

70 NM east of maf, en route to tus at FL350 we heard a loud bang and felt a violent bump. Left engine showed a spool down. We declared an emergency and accomplished all the applicable emergency procedures during descent and approach. We had an uneventful landing in midland, tx.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN MANDATES AN MD80 FLT CREW AT FL350 TO DECLARE AN EMER AND DIVERT TO MAF, TX.

Narrative: 70 NM E OF MAF, ENRTE TO TUS AT FL350 WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT A VIOLENT BUMP. L ENG SHOWED A SPOOL DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND ACCOMPLISHED ALL THE APPLICABLE EMER PROCS DURING DSCNT AND APCH. WE HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG IN MIDLAND, TX.

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.