MD80 flight crew has right engine failure during descent; declares emergency; diverts and lands.

Attributes
ACN	696749
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	696749
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	696907
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During descent; right engine became unresponsive. At leveloff; advanced throttles and right engine did not accelerate. N1 and EPR did not change with throttle movement. Accomplished engine failure/in-flight shutdown procedure for immediate landing. Engine did not restart per checklist procedure. Accomplished 1-ENG landing procedure; reviewed emergency landing checklist and go around capability. Diverted to ZZZ. Declared emergency. Accomplished single engine landing at ZZZ. Ceiling 400 ft overcast; 6 mi visibility; winds 130 degrees at 8 KTS. Aircraft inspected by emergency crews; no hazards found. Taxied to terminal. Supplemental information from acn 696907: ATC provided ATIS and informed us that crash fire rescue equipment equipment would be standing by. Uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS R ENG FAILURE DURING DSCNT; DECLARES EMER; DIVERTS AND LANDS.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT; R ENG BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. AT LEVELOFF; ADVANCED THROTTLES AND R ENG DID NOT ACCELERATE. N1 AND EPR DID NOT CHANGE WITH THROTTLE MOVEMENT. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FAILURE/INFLT SHUTDOWN PROC FOR IMMEDIATE LNDG. ENG DID NOT RESTART PER CHKLIST PROC. ACCOMPLISHED 1-ENG LNDG PROC; REVIEWED EMER LNDG CHKLIST AND GAR CAPABILITY. DIVERTED TO ZZZ. DECLARED EMER. ACCOMPLISHED SINGLE ENG LNDG AT ZZZ. CEILING 400 FT OVCST; 6 MI VISIBILITY; WINDS 130 DEGS AT 8 KTS. ACFT INSPECTED BY EMER CREWS; NO HAZARDS FOUND. TAXIED TO TERMINAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 696907: ATC PROVIDED ATIS AND INFORMED US THAT CFR EQUIP WOULD BE STANDING BY. UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.