In-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	114273
Time
Date	198906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdt
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mdt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	114273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
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:

Experienced left engine failure while being vectored for the ILS 13 mdt. All checklists including emergency and normal were accomplished at their proper sequence. Crew coordination both cabin and cockpit were very good. Although it was an unplanned emergency it happened at altitude so we had time to prepare and coordinate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that it was a very uneventful situation where a successful approach was made to a landing at destination. The engine had failed due to a sheared shaft on the high pressure fuel pump. Nothing catastrophic. To his knowledge there is not a history of this failure on this type of equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS 13 MDT. ALL CHECKLISTS INCLUDING EMER AND NORMAL WERE ACCOMPLISHED AT THEIR PROPER SEQUENCE. CREW COORD BOTH CABIN AND COCKPIT WERE VERY GOOD. ALTHOUGH IT WAS AN UNPLANNED EMER IT HAPPENED AT ALT SO WE HAD TIME TO PREPARE AND COORDINATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER STATED THAT IT WAS A VERY UNEVENTFUL SITUATION WHERE A SUCCESSFUL APCH WAS MADE TO A LNDG AT DEST. THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO A SHEARED SHAFT ON THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. NOTHING CATASTROPHIC. TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NOT A HISTORY OF THIS FAILURE ON THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT.

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.