In-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	121693
Time
Date	198909
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30000 msl bound upper : 43000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc tower : sna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zlc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	121693
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	121411
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight crew was ferrying aircraft to sfo for engine change. At FL480 (flight planned altitude) for 10+ minutes, crew noted left engine EPR at 1.14, right engine at normal cruise EPR of 1.40. Throttle movement provided no response to left engine power. Descent was begun and engine was shut down and decision was made to divert to slc. Engine was restarted below FL300 and a normal landing was made at slc. After landing in slc the crew discovered that the flight should not have been dispatched above FL350. This information was not made readily available to the flight crew by maintenance and it was not transmitted to dispatch either (therefore the release and flight plan at FL430). Engineering is currently researching this breakdown in communication and will take steps to see that it does not happen again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: FLT CREW WAS FERRYING ACFT TO SFO FOR ENGINE CHANGE. AT FL480 (FLT PLANNED ALT) FOR 10+ MINUTES, CREW NOTED LEFT ENGINE EPR AT 1.14, RIGHT ENGINE AT NORMAL CRUISE EPR OF 1.40. THROTTLE MOVEMENT PROVIDED NO RESPONSE TO LEFT ENGINE POWER. DESCENT WAS BEGUN AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO SLC. ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BELOW FL300 AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE AT SLC. AFTER LNDG IN SLC THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE FLT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED ABOVE FL350. THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE FLT CREW BY MAINT AND IT WAS NOT TRANSMITTED TO DISPATCH EITHER (THEREFORE THE RELEASE AND FLT PLAN AT FL430). ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THIS BREAKDOWN IN COM AND WILL TAKE STEPS TO SEE THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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.