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B727-200 engine shutdown with normal landing. Cabin attendants informed 15 mins prior to landing. Emergency ground vehicles met aircraft and escorted aircraft to gate without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400637 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iad |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zdc |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 400637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approximately 15 mins prior to landing at iad, the captain called (2 chimes) and said we had 1 engine shut down and to put everything away (secure galley and prepare for landing). I asked if the flight attendants should do any emergency preparation. He said no. Secure in our jumpseats approximately 5 mins prior to landing, the captain again called (2 chimes) and asked if everything was secure. We said yes. He said it should be a normal landing. The airplane landed smoothly without incident. Emergency ground vehicles met the aircraft and escorted us into the gate. The captain gave a PA explaining to the passenger that the emergency vehicles were procedure for the aircraft engine shutdown. Passenger were calm. Normal deplaning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 ENG SHUTDOWN WITH NORMAL LNDG. CABIN ATTENDANTS INFORMED 15 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG. EMER GND VEHICLES MET ACFT AND ESCORTED ACFT TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: APPROX 15 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG AT IAD, THE CAPT CALLED (2 CHIMES) AND SAID WE HAD 1 ENG SHUT DOWN AND TO PUT EVERYTHING AWAY (SECURE GALLEY AND PREPARE FOR LNDG). I ASKED IF THE FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD DO ANY EMER PREPARATION. HE SAID NO. SECURE IN OUR JUMPSEATS APPROX 5 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG, THE CAPT AGAIN CALLED (2 CHIMES) AND ASKED IF EVERYTHING WAS SECURE. WE SAID YES. HE SAID IT SHOULD BE A NORMAL LNDG. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SMOOTHLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. EMER GND VEHICLES MET THE ACFT AND ESCORTED US INTO THE GATE. THE CAPT GAVE A PA EXPLAINING TO THE PAX THAT THE EMER VEHICLES WERE PROC FOR THE ACFT ENG SHUTDOWN. PAX WERE CALM. NORMAL DEPLANING.
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.