Flight attendant report regarding an engine shutdown on a B727 at cruise. The flight was diverted to...

Attributes
ACN	421294
Time
Date	199811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	421294
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

While sitting in the cockpit approximately 40 mins before our ewr arrival, I noticed a light on the flight engineer board illuminate. He noticed it as well and immediately told the captain. They began discussing the incident and I left the cockpit to attend to cabin duties. Within 10 mins the captain informed me that the light indicated a problem with the #2 engine. They shut down the engine and we would be diverting to iad as a safety precaution captain and I both informed the passenger. I informed the other flight attendants. We landed at iad within 30 mins without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN ENG SHUTDOWN ON A B727 AT CRUISE. THE FLT WAS DIVERTED TO IAD.

Narrative: WHILE SITTING IN THE COCKPIT APPROX 40 MINS BEFORE OUR EWR ARR, I NOTICED A LIGHT ON THE FE BOARD ILLUMINATE. HE NOTICED IT AS WELL AND IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE CAPT. THEY BEGAN DISCUSSING THE INCIDENT AND I LEFT THE COCKPIT TO ATTEND TO CABIN DUTIES. WITHIN 10 MINS THE CAPT INFORMED ME THAT THE LIGHT INDICATED A PROB WITH THE #2 ENG. THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENG AND WE WOULD BE DIVERTING TO IAD AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION CAPT AND I BOTH INFORMED THE PAX. I INFORMED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS. WE LANDED AT IAD WITHIN 30 MINS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

Flight attendant report regarding an engine shutdown on a B727 at cruise. The flight was diverted to iad.