A B762 crew found themselves with a failing right engine at FL260 descending into pbi.

Attributes
ACN	523787
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	523787
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : thrust level other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Descent into pbi, coplts leg, passing FL260, copilot tried to increase thrust but right engine stayed at idle. Command sector would appear on N1, following thrust lever. Tried using anti-ice to clear any possible silent compressor stall but no help. Turned off right eec but no help. 3 or 4 mins later, I noticed the right N2 had decreased from 68% to 63% and so informed the copilot. When it decreased below 60%, I told the copilot I thought it was going to fail, and declared an emergency with ZJX. Got direct to pbi, called the outbound leader/head flight attendant) to the cockpit, briefed her and requested she send the deadheading captain top. He came up, I briefed him and asked him to look in the procedures manual for any ideas and asked for his input. He had no ideas and found nothing relevant. I had looked in the pom and found nothing either. I asked him to use the second radio to call our maintenance at ZZZ to see if they had any input, but they had no ideas either. Copilot and I planned and briefed single engine approach and go around procedures in case we had to shut it down before landing. About 3 mi prior to the marker, the N2 had wound down to about 30% and the oil pressure had dropped to 12 psi and the indicated turned red, so I shut it down. Landing and rollout to the end were uneventful and so we taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B762 CREW FOUND THEMSELVES WITH A FAILING R ENG AT FL260 DSNDING INTO PBI.

Narrative: DSCNT INTO PBI, COPLTS LEG, PASSING FL260, COPLT TRIED TO INCREASE THRUST BUT R ENG STAYED AT IDLE. COMMAND SECTOR WOULD APPEAR ON N1, FOLLOWING THRUST LEVER. TRIED USING ANTI-ICE TO CLR ANY POSSIBLE SILENT COMPRESSOR STALL BUT NO HELP. TURNED OFF R EEC BUT NO HELP. 3 OR 4 MINS LATER, I NOTICED THE R N2 HAD DECREASED FROM 68% TO 63% AND SO INFORMED THE COPLT. WHEN IT DECREASED BELOW 60%, I TOLD THE COPLT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO FAIL, AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZJX. GOT DIRECT TO PBI, CALLED THE OUTBOUND LEADER/HEAD FLT ATTENDANT) TO THE COCKPIT, BRIEFED HER AND REQUESTED SHE SEND THE DEADHEADING CAPT TOP. HE CAME UP, I BRIEFED HIM AND ASKED HIM TO LOOK IN THE PROCS MANUAL FOR ANY IDEAS AND ASKED FOR HIS INPUT. HE HAD NO IDEAS AND FOUND NOTHING RELEVANT. I HAD LOOKED IN THE POM AND FOUND NOTHING EITHER. I ASKED HIM TO USE THE SECOND RADIO TO CALL OUR MAINT AT ZZZ TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY INPUT, BUT THEY HAD NO IDEAS EITHER. COPLT AND I PLANNED AND BRIEFED SINGLE ENG APCH AND GAR PROCS IN CASE WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN BEFORE LNDG. ABOUT 3 MI PRIOR TO THE MARKER, THE N2 HAD WOUND DOWN TO ABOUT 30% AND THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 12 PSI AND THE INDICATED TURNED RED, SO I SHUT IT DOWN. LNDG AND ROLLOUT TO THE END WERE UNEVENTFUL AND SO WE TAXIED 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.