A B757 flight attendant reported that the captain diverted to slc due to an engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	574451
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zlc.artcc
State Reference	UT
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow Ice
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	574451
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Captain reported rapid power loss in r-hand engine. He decided to make an emergency landing in slc to determine problem. No evacuate/evacuation was necessary. However, we were met by fire department engines. Deplaned normally. Captain said that, upon landing, r-hand engine was operating at 30%. Don't know what caused problem. Don't know how to prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO SLC DUE TO AN ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: CAPT RPTED RAPID PWR LOSS IN R-HAND ENG. HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG IN SLC TO DETERMINE PROB. NO EVAC WAS NECESSARY. HOWEVER, WE WERE MET BY FIRE DEPT ENGS. DEPLANED NORMALLY. CAPT SAID THAT, UPON LNDG, R-HAND ENG WAS OPERATING AT 30%. DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROB. DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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.