In-flight engine shutdown after engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	157683
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : amg
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	157683
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	157589
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While cruising at FL370 en route from tpa to atl, we heard a loud bang followed by power decay on the left engine and a loss of oil pressure. We shut down the affected engine, notified ATC of our problem, checked the distanced to atl and determined that atl was our nearest suitable airport, even though we were closer to jax ann sav. Our decision was based on gliding distance, WX, runway length, emergency facs and familiarity with atl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT FL370 ENRTE FROM TPA TO ATL, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY PWR DECAY ON THE LEFT ENG AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. WE SHUT DOWN THE AFFECTED ENG, NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR PROB, CHKED THE DISTANCED TO ATL AND DETERMINED THAT ATL WAS OUR NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE CLOSER TO JAX ANN SAV. OUR DECISION WAS BASED ON GLIDING DISTANCE, WX, RWY LENGTH, EMER FACS AND FAMILIARITY WITH ATL.

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