Flight attendant report regarding an engine shutdown during descent.

Attributes
ACN	416874
Time
Date	199808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : phl
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	416874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After we departed dfw, there was a problem with the oil pressure in the #3 engine. Captain said it seemed to correct itself and all was well, and we would not have to land in bna as he previously thought. On descent into phl, the problem resurfaced and worsened, so the captain shut down engine to protect the engine. The landing went great. Captain advised passenger of situation, and fire trucks met flight. Aircraft was removed from service.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN ENG SHUTDOWN DURING DSCNT.

Narrative: AFTER WE DEPARTED DFW, THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE OIL PRESSURE IN THE #3 ENG. CAPT SAID IT SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF AND ALL WAS WELL, AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO LAND IN BNA AS HE PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. ON DSCNT INTO PHL, THE PROB RESURFACED AND WORSENED, SO THE CAPT SHUT DOWN ENG TO PROTECT THE ENG. THE LNDG WENT GREAT. CAPT ADVISED PAX OF SIT, AND FIRE TRUCKS MET FLT. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC.

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.