Heavy transport had engine failure after departure hnl.

Attributes
ACN	142408
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lih
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	142408
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

#2 engine failed on climb out. Took care of engine shutdown and secured checklists. Notified ATC of engine failure, requested return to hnl and declared emergency. The sudden unexpected failure caused some confusion and indecision, making decisions and ATC calls.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HVT HAD ENGINE FAILURE AFTER DEP HNL.

Narrative: #2 ENG FAILED ON CLBOUT. TOOK CARE OF ENG SHUTDOWN AND SECURED CHKLISTS. NOTIFIED ATC OF ENG FAILURE, REQUESTED RETURN TO HNL AND DECLARED EMER. THE SUDDEN UNEXPECTED FAILURE CAUSED SOME CONFUSION AND INDECISION, MAKING DECISIONS AND ATC CALLS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.