A flight attendant reports an MD80 declared an emergency due to in-flight shutdown of the left engin...

Attributes
ACN	504070
Time
Date	200103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	504070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On mar/xa/01, flight XXX (air carrier, an MD80) from denver to ZZZ, us. Our flight made an emergency landing in ZZZ. Our aircraft left engine had to be shut down. We did the PA and demonstration and took our jump seats. Our flight landed safely and we went to the end of the runway where ground emergency personnel did a visual inspection and determined we were able to taxi safely to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPTS AN MD80 DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO INFLT SHUTDOWN OF THE L ENG. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: ON MAR/XA/01, FLT XXX (ACR, AN MD80) FROM DENVER TO ZZZ, US. OUR FLT MADE AN EMER LNDG IN ZZZ. OUR ACFT L ENG HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN. WE DID THE PA AND DEMO AND TOOK OUR JUMP SEATS. OUR FLT LANDED SAFELY AND WE WENT TO THE END OF THE RWY WHERE GND EMER PERSONNEL DID A VISUAL INSPECTION AND DETERMINED WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI SAFELY 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.

A flight attendant reports an MD80 declared an emergency due to in-flight shutdown of the left engine. Cause unknown.