B727 flight crew shut down engine in-flight and advised the cabin attendants of that fact and that there will be no need for an evacuate/evacuation.

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Attributes
ACN	539437
Time
Date	200202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	539437
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 : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The captain called back and told me he had shut down one of the engines. We were about 10 mins to landing. There would be no evacuate/evacuation. We landed without instance. Everything was handled very professionally and efficiently. We never felt the engine being shut down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 FLC SHUT DOWN ENG INFLT AND ADVISED THE CABIN ATTENDANTS OF THAT FACT AND THAT THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR AN EVAC.

Narrative: THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME HE HAD SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE ENGS. WE WERE ABOUT 10 MINS TO LNDG. THERE WOULD BE NO EVAC. WE LANDED WITHOUT INSTANCE. EVERYTHING WAS HANDLED VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND EFFICIENTLY. WE NEVER FELT THE ENG BEING SHUT DOWN.

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.