A B727-200 captain reports that he had an in-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	359086
Time
Date	199701
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vuz airport : bna
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other 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 : 300 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 20000
ASRS Report	359086
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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 other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Air frame vibration, #2 engine EPR low, N2 low, with high egt. Shut engine down. Moderate vibration did not go away at 250 KTS. Declared an emergency and landed at bna. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying the B727-200. He will 'fly this aircraft till I quit!' the engine came apart, suffered a turbine failure. There was no further aircraft damage and no injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 CAPT RPTS THAT HE HAD AN INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: AIR FRAME VIBRATION, #2 ENG EPR LOW, N2 LOW, WITH HIGH EGT. SHUT ENG DOWN. MODERATE VIBRATION DID NOT GO AWAY AT 250 KTS. DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT BNA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING THE B727-200. HE WILL 'FLY THIS ACFT TILL I QUIT!' THE ENG CAME APART, SUFFERED A TURBINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURY.

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.