Air carrier light transport with engine power loss diverts and lands at nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	100039
Time
Date	198812
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mke
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	100039
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise confign, at 9000' MSL, approximately 20 NM southeast of mke, left engine spooled down to 50% ng. Engine was shut down as per checklist. Attempted to relight engine. Was able to achieve 52% ng. Engine was left running due to availability of partial power and gen power. Operations at ord and mke were notified. No emergency was declared, however trucks were requested to follow aircraft to gate. Normal landing was made at mke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT WITH ENGINE POWER LOSS DIVERTS AND LANDS AT NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: IN CRUISE CONFIGN, AT 9000' MSL, APPROX 20 NM SE OF MKE, LEFT ENG SPOOLED DOWN TO 50% NG. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AS PER CHKLIST. ATTEMPTED TO RELIGHT ENG. WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE 52% NG. ENG WAS LEFT RUNNING DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF PARTIAL PWR AND GEN PWR. OPS AT ORD AND MKE WERE NOTIFIED. NO EMER WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER TRUCKS WERE REQUESTED TO FOLLOW ACFT TO GATE. NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE AT MKE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.