<< >> NASA ASRS Report 711146, September 2006

A B767-300ER crew experienced an engine failure; declared an emergency; and made a safe approach and landing at a nearby foreign airport.

Attributes
ACN	711146
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	711146
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	710992
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise FL330; experienced 2 'yaw bumps' approximately 1 min apart followed by right engine failure. Declared emergency; began a descent; and received vectors to ZZZZ. Attempted 2 unsuccessful restarts. Completed checklists and made an uneventful overweight landing on runway 23 at ZZZZ. ZZZZ was chosen because of our position; runway length; and emergency ground equipment available. Coordination with local security; customs; agent; and dispatch. Deplaned the passenger into the terminal approximately 1 hour after gate arrival. Compliments to my crew; ATC; and ZZZZ ground personnel for smooth; professional handling of this unplanned event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300ER CREW EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE; DECLARED AN EMER; AND MADE A SAFE APCH AND LNDG AT A NEARBY FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: AT CRUISE FL330; EXPERIENCED 2 'YAW BUMPS' APPROX 1 MIN APART FOLLOWED BY R ENG FAILURE. DECLARED EMER; BEGAN A DSCNT; AND RECEIVED VECTORS TO ZZZZ. ATTEMPTED 2 UNSUCCESSFUL RESTARTS. COMPLETED CHKLISTS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG ON RWY 23 AT ZZZZ. ZZZZ WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE OF OUR POS; RWY LENGTH; AND EMER GND EQUIP AVAILABLE. COORD WITH LCL SECURITY; CUSTOMS; AGENT; AND DISPATCH. DEPLANED THE PAX INTO THE TERMINAL APPROX 1 HR AFTER GATE ARR. COMPLIMENTS TO MY CREW; ATC; AND ZZZZ GND PERSONNEL FOR SMOOTH; PROFESSIONAL HANDLING OF THIS UNPLANNED EVENT.

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.