In-flight engine shutdown in a night operation. New equipment.

Attributes
ACN	284470
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 11315 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	284470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	284830
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft was in cruise at FL290 due to the prior shutting down of the #2 pack for overhead. We were just preparing to descend to cross bradford intersection at FL240. When we heard a possible compressor stall and the aircraft shook and yawed. We got confirmation of the #2 engine failure in the electronic controled aircraft monitoring (ECAM) system. ECAM procedures were followed. The first officer was flying and I allowed him to continue to do so. I did not elect to do a restart as the egt was climbing rapidly. I shut down the engine according to ECAM and used the fire bottle due to high and rising egt. Started APU, declared emergency with ATC, notified dispatch, made PA announcement to passenger, subsequently lost APU before landing, wouldn't restart. Elected not to prepare cabin for evacuate/evacuation and WX was VFR. Landed without incident at chicago and taxied back to gate as all hydraulic system were operating normally. The #2 engine compressor section had failed completely and broken up, north, was frozen. The engine was replaced by maintenance. I was fortunate to have along a very competent first officer, and although I had only been on the aircraft a month, training had prepared me very well to handle the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN IN A NIGHT OP. NEW EQUIP.

Narrative: ACFT WAS IN CRUISE AT FL290 DUE TO THE PRIOR SHUTTING DOWN OF THE #2 PACK FOR OVERHEAD. WE WERE JUST PREPARING TO DSND TO CROSS BRADFORD INTXN AT FL240. WHEN WE HEARD A POSSIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL AND THE ACFT SHOOK AND YAWED. WE GOT CONFIRMATION OF THE #2 ENG FAILURE IN THE ELECTRONIC CTLED ACFT MONITORING (ECAM) SYS. ECAM PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. I DID NOT ELECT TO DO A RESTART AS THE EGT WAS CLBING RAPIDLY. I SHUT DOWN THE ENG ACCORDING TO ECAM AND USED THE FIRE BOTTLE DUE TO HIGH AND RISING EGT. STARTED APU, DECLARED EMER WITH ATC, NOTIFIED DISPATCH, MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO PAX, SUBSEQUENTLY LOST APU BEFORE LNDG, WOULDN'T RESTART. ELECTED NOT TO PREPARE CABIN FOR EVAC AND WX WAS VFR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT CHICAGO AND TAXIED BACK TO GATE AS ALL HYD SYS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. THE #2 ENG COMPRESSOR SECTION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY AND BROKEN UP, N, WAS FROZEN. THE ENG WAS REPLACED BY MAINT. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALONG A VERY COMPETENT FO, AND ALTHOUGH I HAD ONLY BEEN ON THE ACFT A MONTH, TRAINING HAD PREPARED ME VERY WELL TO HANDLE THE PROB.

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.