An air carrier B767 flight crew performed an in-flight shutdown of their left engine and diverted to...

Attributes
ACN	383476
Time
Date	199710
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : man
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : sbmu tower : man
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	383476
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	383477
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Departed gru for mia. After over 3 hours at cruise, got 'left engine overheat' and 'EICAS disagree' lights. Followed operations manual procedure. Attempted to contact maintenance service via flight support phone patch to discuss meaning of combination of EICAS messages. Unable to complete phone patch due to poor radio quality. Relayed information to dispatch and other aircraft. Requested diversion to mao from center, shut down left engine, declared emergency. Overweight, single-engine landing at mao with crash fire rescue equipment standing by. Touchdown, rollout and taxi to gate were normal. Crash fire rescue equipment followed us to the gate and stood by to monitor aircraft. Mao immigration declined deplaning passenger until other flts had cleared customs. It took over 2 hours to deplane passenger and crew. When I returned to the gate from operations, I was informed that the crash fire rescue equipment crew told the first officer after the fact that the brakes had overheated. The first officer immediately went to check and found them warm, but normal. There was no need to consider an evacuate/evacuation. I was informed today that the mao airport auths were filing a 'brake fire' report. Our mechanics found no evidence of a fire. After landing, to conserve brake energy, used the entire runway, slow taxi, etc. I am certain that there was no brake fire. Supplemental information from acn 383477: after all duties complete proceeded outside to inspect aircraft. Talked to crash fire rescue equipment through interpreter, very difficult to interpret what he was saying. Was able to determine that all was safe and well at this point in time. Interpreted from him that when we arrived at gate that our left landing gear was very hot. I then inspected both landing gear and was satisfied situation was safe and secure. I requested that crash fire rescue equipment remain on standby until further notice, returned to aircraft and updated captain on situation and assisted with handling of passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767 FLC PERFORMED AN INFLT SHUTDOWN OF THEIR L ENG AND DIVERTED TO MAO FOR AN OVERWT LNDG. THE EMER, DIVERSION AND LNDG WENT WELL, BUT IMMIGRATION INSISTED THAT THE PAX HAD TO REMAIN ON BOARD FOR OVER 2 HRS AFTER ARR AT THE GATE WHILE THEY PROCESSED OTHER FLTS. MEANWHILE, THE CFR PERSONNEL FELT THAT THE BRAKES HAD OVERHEATED AND THEY FILED BRAKE FIRE RPT. THE FLC DISPUTES THE RPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED GRU FOR MIA. AFTER OVER 3 HRS AT CRUISE, GOT 'L ENG OVERHEAT' AND 'EICAS DISAGREE' LIGHTS. FOLLOWED OPS MANUAL PROC. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT MAINT SVC VIA FLT SUPPORT PHONE PATCH TO DISCUSS MEANING OF COMBINATION OF EICAS MESSAGES. UNABLE TO COMPLETE PHONE PATCH DUE TO POOR RADIO QUALITY. RELAYED INFO TO DISPATCH AND OTHER ACFT. REQUESTED DIVERSION TO MAO FROM CTR, SHUT DOWN L ENG, DECLARED EMER. OVERWT, SINGLE-ENG LNDG AT MAO WITH CFR STANDING BY. TOUCHDOWN, ROLLOUT AND TAXI TO GATE WERE NORMAL. CFR FOLLOWED US TO THE GATE AND STOOD BY TO MONITOR ACFT. MAO IMMIGRATION DECLINED DEPLANING PAX UNTIL OTHER FLTS HAD CLRED CUSTOMS. IT TOOK OVER 2 HRS TO DEPLANE PAX AND CREW. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE GATE FROM OPS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CFR CREW TOLD THE FO AFTER THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES HAD OVERHEATED. THE FO IMMEDIATELY WENT TO CHK AND FOUND THEM WARM, BUT NORMAL. THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONSIDER AN EVAC. I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT THE MAO ARPT AUTHS WERE FILING A 'BRAKE FIRE' RPT. OUR MECHS FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. AFTER LNDG, TO CONSERVE BRAKE ENERGY, USED THE ENTIRE RWY, SLOW TAXI, ETC. I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FIRE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 383477: AFTER ALL DUTIES COMPLETE PROCEEDED OUTSIDE TO INSPECT ACFT. TALKED TO CFR THROUGH INTERPRETER, VERY DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET WHAT HE WAS SAYING. WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT ALL WAS SAFE AND WELL AT THIS POINT IN TIME. INTERPRETED FROM HIM THAT WHEN WE ARRIVED AT GATE THAT OUR L LNDG GEAR WAS VERY HOT. I THEN INSPECTED BOTH LNDG GEAR AND WAS SATISFIED SIT WAS SAFE AND SECURE. I REQUESTED THAT CFR REMAIN ON STANDBY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, RETURNED TO ACFT AND UPDATED CAPT ON SIT AND ASSISTED WITH HANDLING OF PAX.

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.