B777 flight attendant reports of engine failure on descent.

Attributes
ACN	705691
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 33
ASRS Report	705691
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	706739
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In business galley area; heard loud thud; aircraft swayed. #2 flight attendant contacted cockpit. She reported the engine sputtered. Cockpit called back stating we should be able to land without incident. We landed without incident. After landing; a passenger told another flight attendant he saw sparks and a flame come out of engine. Supplemental information from acn 706739: emergency vehicles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS OF ENG FAILURE ON DSCNT.

Narrative: IN BUSINESS GALLEY AREA; HEARD LOUD THUD; ACFT SWAYED. #2 FLT ATTENDANT CONTACTED COCKPIT. SHE RPTED THE ENG SPUTTERED. COCKPIT CALLED BACK STATING WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG; A PAX TOLD ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT HE SAW SPARKS AND A FLAME COME OUT OF ENG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 706739: EMER VEHICLES.

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.