Narrative:

While in-flight the captain called the cabin. Both the lead flight attendant and I were in the aft galley. We both picked up the phones. The captain told us we had an in-flight emergency. They had shut down the left engine due to an oil pressure problem. He had advised ATC and we were flying direct to ZZZ. He started giving us our standardized briefing. I knew where the briefing worksheet was located in our announcement book. I turned to that page and followed along as he was giving us information. He told us to prepare for a planned emergency but to expect a normal landing. I asked if fire and rescue would meet the aircraft? He told us 'yes' and that we had 20 minutes to prepare. He made an announcement to the passengers immediately after informing us of the situation. I asked the lead attendant if he wanted me to make the announcement and he agreed that I should do so. We both had our manuals out and available. In the economy cabin there were 5 uniformed crewmembers I knew we could use as abps [able bodied passengers]; if needed. We secured the cabin. Approximately 30 minutes later we talked to the captain again; reconfirming that we were preparing for a normal landing. He said yes; and to expect to taxi to the gate after landing. If there had been a change in plans we still had time to move abps and brief the cabin. I asked for the electronic devices sign to be turned on so we could take our jumpseats. The sign was turned on and we did our compliance check and took our seats. In my jumpseat I was mentally preparing for evacuation. I had picked out my abps and knew where my emergency equipment was (megaphone; halon; etc). I did my 60 second review going over my commands; listening to the sounds inside and outside of the aircraft. The aircraft had a normal landing and was met by rescue personnel then taxied near the gate area. On arrival at the gate it was a normal deplaning for the passengers. We were met and debriefed by in-flight supervisors.we had worked as a team throughout the four day trip and during this emergency. Because I had the announcement book in my hand it was easy for me to ask the appropriate questions of abps; which is usually the duty of the lead. Having previous airline experience in abnormal operations along with my in-flight training here; and knowing what page the emergency preparation briefing information is on in our announcement book helped to quickly get the information we needed to prepare the cabin. All company flight attendants should keep the announcement book in their apron pocket you never know when you have to access it and; if needed; you can write down information given to you by the captain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight attendants provided a detailed description of the actions taken after being advised of an inflight emergency by the Captain.

Narrative: While in-flight the Captain called the cabin. Both the lead Flight Attendant and I were in the aft galley. We both picked up the phones. The Captain told us we had an in-flight emergency. They had shut down the left engine due to an oil pressure problem. He had advised ATC and we were flying direct to ZZZ. He started giving us our standardized briefing. I knew where the briefing worksheet was located in our announcement book. I turned to that page and followed along as he was giving us information. He told us to prepare for a planned emergency but to expect a normal landing. I asked if fire and rescue would meet the aircraft? He told us 'yes' and that we had 20 minutes to prepare. He made an announcement to the passengers immediately after informing us of the situation. I asked the lead Attendant if he wanted me to make the announcement and he agreed that I should do so. We both had our manuals out and available. In the economy cabin there were 5 uniformed crewmembers I knew we could use as ABPs [Able Bodied Passengers]; if needed. We secured the cabin. Approximately 30 minutes later we talked to the Captain again; reconfirming that we were preparing for a normal landing. He said yes; and to expect to taxi to the gate after landing. If there had been a change in plans we still had time to move ABPs and brief the cabin. I asked for the electronic devices sign to be turned on so we could take our jumpseats. The sign was turned on and we did our compliance check and took our seats. In my jumpseat I was mentally preparing for evacuation. I had picked out my ABPs and knew where my emergency equipment was (Megaphone; Halon; etc). I did my 60 second review going over my commands; listening to the sounds inside and outside of the aircraft. The aircraft had a normal landing and was met by rescue personnel then taxied near the gate area. On arrival at the gate it was a normal deplaning for the passengers. We were met and debriefed by In-flight Supervisors.We had worked as a team throughout the four day trip and during this emergency. Because I had the announcement book in my hand it was easy for me to ask the appropriate questions of ABPs; which is usually the duty of the lead. Having previous airline experience in abnormal operations along with my in-flight training here; and knowing what page the emergency preparation briefing information is on in our announcement book helped to quickly get the information we needed to prepare the cabin. All company Flight Attendants should keep the announcement book in their apron pocket you never know when you have to access it and; if needed; you can write down information given to you by the Captain.

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.