<< >> NASA ASRS Report 870659, January 2010

A B757's left engine indicated a vibration in the amber caution range. The QRH directed an engine shutdown. The crew declared an emergency and landed overweight at an enroute airport.

Attributes
ACN	870659
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Left engine vibration indicator was in amber orange near top of climb after departure. Captain declared an emergency after QRH procedures were accomplished. We diverted and made an uneventful overweight landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757's left engine indicated a vibration in the amber caution range. The QRH directed an engine shutdown. The crew declared an emergency and landed overweight at an enroute airport.

Narrative: Left engine vibration indicator was in amber orange near top of climb after departure. Captain declared an emergency after QRH procedures were accomplished. We diverted and made an uneventful overweight landing.

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.