A320 crew had #1 engine fail in ZLC class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	553675
Time
Date	200207
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : slc.vor
State Reference	VT
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	553675
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil filter clog, oil press. eng instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

About 1 hour after departure from ont, at FL330, we first began to smell a faint odd odor in the cockpit. At first we thought it could be from the bush fires but it had a different smell. We queried ATC if any other aircraft had smelled it but they said no. When the flight attendants asked to investigate, they could also smell it and said it was strongest around the wing area. There was no visible smoke in the cabin or cockpit. Shortly afterwards, we had an oil filter 1 clog indication. All other indications were normal. We referred to the aircraft flight manual and talked to our dispatch and maintenance on radio. At this point, we continued the flight with concurrence from dispatch and maintenance as oil filter 1 clog is only a crew awareness item. About 5-10 mins after this, oil pressure went from normal 250 psi to green 330 psi. We again talked to maintenance and dispatch and were leaning towards diverting when the engine failed and automatic shutdown occurred. At that time we diverted to slc, secured the engine, declared an emergency and performed an overweight landing. The landing was non eventful and all other system performed as normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CREW HAD #1 ENG FAIL IN ZLC CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR AFTER DEP FROM ONT, AT FL330, WE FIRST BEGAN TO SMELL A FAINT ODD ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT COULD BE FROM THE BUSH FIRES BUT IT HAD A DIFFERENT SMELL. WE QUERIED ATC IF ANY OTHER ACFT HAD SMELLED IT BUT THEY SAID NO. WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANTS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE, THEY COULD ALSO SMELL IT AND SAID IT WAS STRONGEST AROUND THE WING AREA. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN OR COCKPIT. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WE HAD AN OIL FILTER 1 CLOG INDICATION. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE REFERRED TO THE ACFT FLT MANUAL AND TALKED TO OUR DISPATCH AND MAINT ON RADIO. AT THIS POINT, WE CONTINUED THE FLT WITH CONCURRENCE FROM DISPATCH AND MAINT AS OIL FILTER 1 CLOG IS ONLY A CREW AWARENESS ITEM. ABOUT 5-10 MINS AFTER THIS, OIL PRESSURE WENT FROM NORMAL 250 PSI TO GREEN 330 PSI. WE AGAIN TALKED TO MAINT AND DISPATCH AND WERE LEANING TOWARDS DIVERTING WHEN THE ENG FAILED AND AUTO SHUTDOWN OCCURRED. AT THAT TIME WE DIVERTED TO SLC, SECURED THE ENG, DECLARED AN EMER AND PERFORMED AN OVERWT LNDG. THE LNDG WAS NON EVENTFUL AND ALL OTHER SYS PERFORMED AS NORMAL.

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.