B727-200 crew had #3 engine failure in ZMP class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	510272
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gep.vortac
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 690
ASRS Report	510272
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight was on its way from den to ewr. I was the first officer and the PF. We were cruising at FL330 when the #3 engine stopped running. I continued to fly while the captain and flight engineer consulted the flight manual and then ran the appropriate checklists. We notified ZMP of our problem and asked for a descent to FL270 then to FL250. We then notified our dispatch and company maintenance via radio of our problem. We had tried a restart but the engine didn't start. After talking with maintenance, we determined that with no fuel flow to the engine a restart was unlikely. We then checked the WX for our diversion options and decided msp was our best option. At this time we were 40 mi west of msp. We notified the center that we were an emergency aircraft with 123 souls on board and 3 hours of fuel and would like to divert into msp. ATC was very helpful and vectored us for the approach while we finished our remaining checklist items. We asked for the crash fire rescue equipment equipment to be standing by in case we encountered other difficulties. The approach and landing went uneventfully and notified tower that we no longer required the crash fire rescue equipment equipment and taxied to our gate. Overall, I thought the ATC was extremely accommodating and everything worked out well considering we diverted into a busy major airport!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW HAD #3 ENG FAILURE IN ZMP CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: FLT WAS ON ITS WAY FROM DEN TO EWR. I WAS THE FO AND THE PF. WE WERE CRUISING AT FL330 WHEN THE #3 ENG STOPPED RUNNING. I CONTINUED TO FLY WHILE THE CAPT AND FE CONSULTED THE FLT MANUAL AND THEN RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. WE NOTIFIED ZMP OF OUR PROB AND ASKED FOR A DSCNT TO FL270 THEN TO FL250. WE THEN NOTIFIED OUR DISPATCH AND COMPANY MAINT VIA RADIO OF OUR PROB. WE HAD TRIED A RESTART BUT THE ENG DIDN'T START. AFTER TALKING WITH MAINT, WE DETERMINED THAT WITH NO FUEL FLOW TO THE ENG A RESTART WAS UNLIKELY. WE THEN CHKED THE WX FOR OUR DIVERSION OPTIONS AND DECIDED MSP WAS OUR BEST OPTION. AT THIS TIME WE WERE 40 MI W OF MSP. WE NOTIFIED THE CTR THAT WE WERE AN EMER ACFT WITH 123 SOULS ON BOARD AND 3 HRS OF FUEL AND WOULD LIKE TO DIVERT INTO MSP. ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL AND VECTORED US FOR THE APCH WHILE WE FINISHED OUR REMAINING CHKLIST ITEMS. WE ASKED FOR THE CFR EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY IN CASE WE ENCOUNTERED OTHER DIFFICULTIES. THE APCH AND LNDG WENT UNEVENTFULLY AND NOTIFIED TWR THAT WE NO LONGER REQUIRED THE CFR EQUIP AND TAXIED TO OUR GATE. OVERALL, I THOUGHT THE ATC WAS EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING AND EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL CONSIDERING WE DIVERTED INTO A BUSY MAJOR ARPT!

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.