Narrative:

On a day VFR flight during the descent phase; the crew saw indications of an engine malfunction. The crew elected to shut down the engine in flight. We declared an emergency with approach and diverted to [nearest suitable airport]. We landed the aircraft single engine and experienced no other anomalies on this flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An HS125-800XPC flight crew shut down a malfunctioning engine in descent; declared an emergency; and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: On a day VFR flight during the descent phase; the crew saw indications of an engine malfunction. The crew elected to shut down the engine in flight. We declared an emergency with Approach and diverted to [nearest suitable airport]. We landed the aircraft single engine and experienced no other anomalies on this flight.

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.