EA30 (A300) CREW WAS REQUIRED TO SHUT DOWN #1 ENG.

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I WAS FLYING POSITION 2 (AFT GALLEY). WE WERE PICKING UP THE BREAKFAST TRAYS WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH THE L ENG. A FEW MINS LATER; THE CAPT CALLED BACK TO TELL US THAT HE HAD TO SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND THAT WE WERE DIVERTING TO SDQ. WE WERE NOT TO DO OUR CHKLIST FOR A PLANNED EVAC; BUT WE WERE TO BE PREPARED FOR ONE IN THE EVENT OF A POSSIBLE PROB. WE LANDED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT DIFFICULTY. THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND SAID THE BRAKES WERE HOT AND WE WERE TO WATCH FOR ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE. WE WAITED ON THE RWY FOR SOME TIME (PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 1/2 HR) WHILE THE GND PEOPLE CHKED OUT THE PLANE. AFTER A WHILE; IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR AN EVAC. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE CAPT NOT ONLY FOR HIS SKILL IN LNDG THE ACFT SAFELY ON 1 ENG; BUT ALSO ON HIS SUPERB COM WITH THE CREW. HE KEPT US INFORMED; WHICH ALLOWED US TO ACT APPROPRIATELY AND HE GAVE THE PAX ENOUGH INFO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY NEEDED TO KNOW; WITHOUT CAUSING THEM TO BE UNNECESSARILY FEARFUL. HE HANDLED EVERYTHING BEAUTIFULLY. PAX ASKED; AND WERE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE HAD THE SAME COCKPIT CREW WHEN WE CONTINUED TO CCS. COM IS VITAL TO SAFETY!