Narrative:

Dfw-hou. On may/xa/99, xx was the captain and PIC of that flight. I served as the first officer. We flew ship number xx, an EMB120. I was the PF, though the captain landed the plane. Prior to landing, WX was reported over hou that would require us to hold for over 30 mins. Subsequently, ATC reported that due to the WX it would be for over 30 mins. Subsequently, ATC reported that due to the WX it would be some time before we could land. The ship did not have a great deal of fuel. After contacting dispatch, the captain advised that we were diverting to iah. During final approach, while the captain was performing the landing checklist, I brought levers back to adjust the power. About this time, I felt the plane yaw to the right, and noticed that the right side of the plane sounded less noisy than before. I saw the propeller speed indicator read somewhere between 40-49%. The fire warning system did not indicate a fire. The captain took the controls from me. We performed the engine failure/fire in-flight checklist. We shut down the right engine. Following the captain's instructions, I contacted ATC and declared an emergency. Upon landing, the ship was met by emergency personnel. The captain asked emergency personnel to examine the right engine. They reported to the captain that there was nothing abnormal. The captain made an announcement to the passenger. The plane was shut down and tugged to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 ENG FAILURE ENRTE FROM DFW.

Narrative: DFW-HOU. ON MAY/XA/99, XX WAS THE CAPT AND PIC OF THAT FLT. I SERVED AS THE FO. WE FLEW SHIP NUMBER XX, AN EMB120. I WAS THE PF, THOUGH THE CAPT LANDED THE PLANE. PRIOR TO LNDG, WX WAS RPTED OVER HOU THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO HOLD FOR OVER 30 MINS. SUBSEQUENTLY, ATC RPTED THAT DUE TO THE WX IT WOULD BE FOR OVER 30 MINS. SUBSEQUENTLY, ATC RPTED THAT DUE TO THE WX IT WOULD BE SOME TIME BEFORE WE COULD LAND. THE SHIP DID NOT HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF FUEL. AFTER CONTACTING DISPATCH, THE CAPT ADVISED THAT WE WERE DIVERTING TO IAH. DURING FINAL APCH, WHILE THE CAPT WAS PERFORMING THE LNDG CHKLIST, I BROUGHT LEVERS BACK TO ADJUST THE PWR. ABOUT THIS TIME, I FELT THE PLANE YAW TO THE R, AND NOTICED THAT THE R SIDE OF THE PLANE SOUNDED LESS NOISY THAN BEFORE. I SAW THE PROP SPD INDICATOR READ SOMEWHERE BTWN 40-49%. THE FIRE WARNING SYS DID NOT INDICATE A FIRE. THE CAPT TOOK THE CTLS FROM ME. WE PERFORMED THE ENG FAILURE/FIRE INFLT CHKLIST. WE SHUT DOWN THE R ENG. FOLLOWING THE CAPT'S INSTRUCTIONS, I CONTACTED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMER. UPON LNDG, THE SHIP WAS MET BY EMER PERSONNEL. THE CAPT ASKED EMER PERSONNEL TO EXAMINE THE R ENG. THEY RPTED TO THE CAPT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL. THE CAPT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE PAX. THE PLANE WAS SHUT DOWN AND TUGGED TO THE GATE.

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.