Air carrier large transport engine failure. In-flight engine shutdown. Sick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	104287
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 6753
ASRS Report	104287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

About 200 mi north of atl, we heard and felt the #3 engine shudder and lose power. The egt was pegged over 800 degrees C. #3 was brought to idle, the bleeds (243) were swapped and essential was transferred. The engine fire failure checklist was called for. I had the copilot continue flying. The captain and F/east went through the checklist. When the start lever was cut, the temperature began to drop and a chattering was felt in the #3 throttle lever. After the fire button was pressed, the egt continued to decrease passing about 400 degrees C. The egt dropped to 0 degrees C. There was no fire warning light or belly and all other gauges read normal. A gradual descent was requested and received from FL310 to FL240. An emergency was declared, due to the high egt. We were about equal distance from mem, ord and dtw. The company asked us to go to dtw. We landed at dtw, and had the fire department check the engine area. They found nothing. We had them follow us to the gate area. We were at the gate at XC58L. After the checklist was finished, the lead F/a informed us that a woman had had a diabetic seizure and was unconscious. Once we headed for dtw, I checked back with the lead. The woman's husband had given her an insulin shot, and the F/a's had brought her sugar and orange juice. The woman was calm. The husband said it was not unusual for his wife. They did not want a doctor to meet them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ENGINE FAILURE. INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SICK PASSENGER.

Narrative: ABOUT 200 MI N OF ATL, WE HEARD AND FELT THE #3 ENG SHUDDER AND LOSE PWR. THE EGT WAS PEGGED OVER 800 DEGS C. #3 WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE, THE BLEEDS (243) WERE SWAPPED AND ESSENTIAL WAS TRANSFERRED. THE ENG FIRE FAILURE CHKLIST WAS CALLED FOR. I HAD THE COPLT CONTINUE FLYING. THE CAPT AND F/E WENT THROUGH THE CHKLIST. WHEN THE START LEVER WAS CUT, THE TEMP BEGAN TO DROP AND A CHATTERING WAS FELT IN THE #3 THROTTLE LEVER. AFTER THE FIRE BUTTON WAS PRESSED, THE EGT CONTINUED TO DECREASE PASSING ABOUT 400 DEGS C. THE EGT DROPPED TO 0 DEGS C. THERE WAS NO FIRE WARNING LIGHT OR BELLY AND ALL OTHER GAUGES READ NORMAL. A GRADUAL DSCNT WAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM FL310 TO FL240. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, DUE TO THE HIGH EGT. WE WERE ABOUT EQUAL DISTANCE FROM MEM, ORD AND DTW. THE COMPANY ASKED US TO GO TO DTW. WE LANDED AT DTW, AND HAD THE FIRE DEPT CHK THE ENG AREA. THEY FOUND NOTHING. WE HAD THEM FOLLOW US TO THE GATE AREA. WE WERE AT THE GATE AT XC58L. AFTER THE CHKLIST WAS FINISHED, THE LEAD F/A INFORMED US THAT A WOMAN HAD HAD A DIABETIC SEIZURE AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. ONCE WE HEADED FOR DTW, I CHKED BACK WITH THE LEAD. THE WOMAN'S HUSBAND HAD GIVEN HER AN INSULIN SHOT, AND THE F/A'S HAD BROUGHT HER SUGAR AND ORANGE JUICE. THE WOMAN WAS CALM. THE HUSBAND SAID IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR HIS WIFE. THEY DID NOT WANT A DOCTOR TO MEET THEM.

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.