Narrative:

Approximately 40 minutes before departure; captain called to advise me of a logbook write-up from the previous night. The logbook said that after landing and pulling off the runway; the number one engine shut down. Captain said that the maintenance response in the logbook was that there were 'no faults; no failures and the condition could not be reproduced.' the aircraft was certified as airworthy by the mechanic that signed it off. Captain said that he would not accept the aircraft because nothing had been done to fix the aircraft after an uncommanded shutdown. I told the captain that I supported his view and that I would research the issue. After calling the maintenance tech foreman; I was assured that the engine never shut down; and that it was just an ECAM fault. He said that it was basically like getting a check engine light on your car. I called captain on his cell phone to explain the maintenance theory. He replied that the logbook said engine shutdown; not ECAM message of a shutdown. He was not interested in flying that airplane without an explanation of how the aircraft was repaired. I agreed that we would not move the airplane without further information. When I asked the unit coordinator for another airplane; I was told that there would not be a replacement because maintenance said that aircraft was airworthy. I told him that the flight would not depart with that aircraft and I was advised to have the captain call his chief pilot. I was also told to cancel the flight and charge the cancellation to the crew for refusing a good airplane. I made several requests to contact the pilot that made the original write-up and he was finally located. After speaking with his chief pilot; the captain confirmed an uncommanded number one engine shutdown upon exiting the runway last night. The captain/dispatcher was pressured to accept an airplane that had an actual engine shutdown; and was not repaired.maintenance and the unit coordinator made assumptions that the reported engine shut down was a computer error instead of finding out for certain. This wasn't an issue of whether a coffeemaker was repaired; it was an engine failure. The mechanic should face severe reprimand for signing off the logbook without making sure that the problem was fixed. He signed his name that the airplane was airworthy; yet this aircraft has been out of service for 3 days and counting. Who know what would have happened if that plane took off on a short runway with passengers; and lost the engine at a critical moment.

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Title: A319 Captain and Dispatcher describe the events surrounding the Capitan's refusal to accept an aircraft that had experienced an uncommanded engine shut down after landing the previous night. The maintenance response in the logbook was that there were 'no faults; no failures and the condition could not be reproduced.'

Narrative: Approximately 40 minutes before departure; Captain called to advise me of a logbook write-up from the previous night. The logbook said that after landing and pulling off the runway; the number one engine shut down. Captain said that the Maintenance response in the logbook was that there were 'no faults; no failures and the condition could not be reproduced.' The aircraft was certified as airworthy by the mechanic that signed it off. Captain said that he would not accept the aircraft because nothing had been done to fix the aircraft after an uncommanded shutdown. I told the Captain that I supported his view and that I would research the issue. After calling the Maintenance Tech Foreman; I was assured that the engine never shut down; and that it was just an ECAM fault. He said that it was basically like getting a check engine light on your car. I called Captain on his cell phone to explain the maintenance theory. He replied that the logbook said engine shutdown; not ECAM message of a shutdown. He was not interested in flying that airplane without an explanation of how the aircraft was repaired. I agreed that we would not move the airplane without further information. When I asked the Unit Coordinator for another airplane; I was told that there would not be a replacement because Maintenance said that aircraft was airworthy. I told him that the flight would not depart with that aircraft and I was advised to have the Captain call his Chief Pilot. I was also told to cancel the flight and charge the cancellation to the crew for refusing a good airplane. I made several requests to contact the pilot that made the original write-up and he was finally located. After speaking with his Chief Pilot; the Captain confirmed an uncommanded number one engine shutdown upon exiting the runway last night. The Captain/Dispatcher was pressured to accept an airplane that had an actual engine shutdown; and was not repaired.Maintenance and the Unit Coordinator made assumptions that the reported engine shut down was a computer error instead of finding out for certain. This wasn't an issue of whether a coffeemaker was repaired; it was an ENGINE failure. The mechanic should face severe reprimand for signing off the logbook without making sure that the problem was fixed. He signed his name that the airplane was airworthy; yet this aircraft has been out of service for 3 days and counting. Who know what would have happened if that plane took off on a short runway with passengers; and lost the engine at a critical moment.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.