Air carrier widebody transport in-flight engine shutdown en route sju-ewr.

Attributes
ACN	189701
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic enroute airway : r763
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	189701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Level cruise at FL350. Crew observed #2 low oil pressure light illuminated. Throttle was retarded and analysis of indications begun. #2 generator out light, #2 CSD oil light, #2 hydraulic lights and 0 oil pressure were observed. Engine failure was confirmed by following engine instrument indications: N1 - 28 percent, egt dropping, N2 - 0, fuel flow - 0. Captain directed flight engineer to initiate emergency checklist for engine failure and first officer to notify ATC of situation and request clearance to FL250. Captain maintained FL350 as airspeed slowly decayed towards recommended driftdown airspeed. The HF frequency was very busy and there seemed to be some initial confusion with commercial radio as to our call sign, the time our descent was initiated, and reason for descent. After several mins, when recommended driftdown airspeed was reached, a slow descent was initiated off airway centerline in VMC. The crew maintained a visual traffic watch. Clearance to descend to FL250 was received about the same time descent was initiated and when we were still within 300 ft of FL350. Remainder of 2 engine flight to ewr was uneventful and crash equipment was standing by at ewr aircraft required an engine change resulting from a gear box failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN ENRTE SJU-EWR.

Narrative: LEVEL CRUISE AT FL350. CREW OBSERVED #2 LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND ANALYSIS OF INDICATIONS BEGUN. #2 GENERATOR OUT LIGHT, #2 CSD OIL LIGHT, #2 HYD LIGHTS AND 0 OIL PRESSURE WERE OBSERVED. ENG FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED BY FOLLOWING ENG INST INDICATIONS: N1 - 28 PERCENT, EGT DROPPING, N2 - 0, FUEL FLOW - 0. CAPT DIRECTED FE TO INITIATE EMER CHKLIST FOR ENG FAILURE AND FO TO NOTIFY ATC OF SITUATION AND REQUEST CLRNC TO FL250. CAPT MAINTAINED FL350 AS AIRSPD SLOWLY DECAYED TOWARDS RECOMMENDED DRIFTDOWN AIRSPD. THE HF FREQ WAS VERY BUSY AND THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME INITIAL CONFUSION WITH COMMERCIAL RADIO AS TO OUR CALL SIGN, THE TIME OUR DSCNT WAS INITIATED, AND REASON FOR DSCNT. AFTER SEVERAL MINS, WHEN RECOMMENDED DRIFTDOWN AIRSPD WAS REACHED, A SLOW DSCNT WAS INITIATED OFF AIRWAY CENTERLINE IN VMC. THE CREW MAINTAINED A VISUAL TFC WATCH. CLRNC TO DSND TO FL250 WAS RECEIVED ABOUT THE SAME TIME DSCNT WAS INITIATED AND WHEN WE WERE STILL WITHIN 300 FT OF FL350. REMAINDER OF 2 ENG FLT TO EWR WAS UNEVENTFUL AND CRASH EQUIP WAS STANDING BY AT EWR ACFT REQUIRED AN ENG CHANGE RESULTING FROM A GEAR BOX FAILURE.

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.