Engine shut down at high altitude on a 2 engine large transport air carrier aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	251714
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dsm
State Reference	IA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	251714
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Vibration in left engine followed by loss of all oil pressure and oil quantity decreasing rapidly. Engine shut down and flight diverted to dsm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG SHUT DOWN AT HIGH ALT ON A 2 ENG LGT ACR ACFT.

Narrative: VIBRATION IN L ENG FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ALL OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY DECREASING RAPIDLY. ENG SHUT DOWN AND FLT DIVERTED TO DSM.

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.