EA30 (A300) crew was required to shut down #1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	417895
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mdcs
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mdcs
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	417895
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was flying position 2 (aft galley). We were picking up the breakfast trays when we were notified that there was a problem with the left engine. A few mins later, the captain called back to tell us that he had to shut the engine down and that we were diverting to sdq. We were not to do our checklist for a planned evacuate/evacuation, but we were to be prepared for one in the event of a possible problem. We landed without any apparent difficulty. The captain called back and said the brakes were hot and we were to watch for any evidence of fire. We waited on the runway for some time (perhaps as much as 1/2 hour) while the ground people checked out the plane. After a while, it was determined there would be no need for an evacuate/evacuation. I would like to commend the captain not only for his skill in landing the aircraft safely on 1 engine, but also on his superb communication with the crew. He kept us informed, which allowed us to act appropriately and he gave the passenger enough information to understand what they needed to know, without causing them to be unnecessarily fearful. He handled everything beautifully. Passenger asked, and were happy to know that we had the same cockpit crew when we continued to ccs. Communication is vital to safety!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA30 (A300) CREW WAS REQUIRED TO SHUT DOWN #1 ENG.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING POSITION 2 (AFT GALLEY). WE WERE PICKING UP THE BREAKFAST TRAYS WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE L ENG. A FEW MINS LATER, THE CAPT CALLED BACK TO TELL US THAT HE HAD TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND THAT WE WERE DIVERTING TO SDQ. WE WERE NOT TO DO OUR CHKLIST FOR A PLANNED EVAC, BUT WE WERE TO BE PREPARED FOR ONE IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE PROB. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT DIFFICULTY. THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND SAID THE BRAKES WERE HOT AND WE WERE TO WATCH FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE. WE WAITED ON THE RWY FOR SOME TIME (PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 1/2 HR) WHILE THE GND PEOPLE CHKED OUT THE PLANE. AFTER A WHILE, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR AN EVAC. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE CAPT NOT ONLY FOR HIS SKILL IN LNDG THE ACFT SAFELY ON 1 ENG, BUT ALSO ON HIS SUPERB COM WITH THE CREW. HE KEPT US INFORMED, WHICH ALLOWED US TO ACT APPROPRIATELY AND HE GAVE THE PAX ENOUGH INFO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW, WITHOUT CAUSING THEM TO BE UNNECESSARILY FEARFUL. HE HANDLED EVERYTHING BEAUTIFULLY. PAX ASKED, AND WERE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE HAD THE SAME COCKPIT CREW WHEN WE CONTINUED TO CCS. COM IS VITAL TO SAFETY!

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.