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An unidentified air carrier aircraft declared an emergency and diverted due to a sputtering engine that was shut down by the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 844923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
A short time into flight; the engine sounded as if sputtering. Captain called to advise that there were problems with the engine and that he was going to turn off the engine and land somewhere other than our destination. Captain advised and I verified that it was an intermediate emergency level and asked how long until landing. I followed intermediate level emergency procedures. Captain called again and indicated that we may be landing in ZZZ. I prepped passengers for planned emergency. Part of intermediate level announcement includes advising passengers that landing will be normal; when captain made an announcement shortly before landing; he advised passengers that landing was other than normal. Some passengers; who were already fearful; reacted and I had to reassure them. Other than this; captain's notifications to flight attendants and passengers were excellent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An unidentified air carrier aircraft declared an emergency and diverted due to a sputtering engine that was shut down by the flight crew.
Narrative: A short time into flight; the engine sounded as if sputtering. Captain called to advise that there were problems with the engine and that he was going to turn off the engine and land somewhere other than our destination. Captain advised and I verified that it was an intermediate emergency level and asked how long until landing. I followed intermediate level emergency procedures. Captain called again and indicated that we may be landing in ZZZ. I prepped passengers for planned emergency. Part of intermediate level announcement includes advising passengers that landing will be normal; when Captain made an announcement shortly before landing; he advised passengers that landing was other than normal. Some passengers; who were already fearful; reacted and I had to reassure them. Other than this; Captain's notifications to Flight Attendants and passengers were excellent.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.