Engine failure during high altitude cruise on an medium large transport air carrier type aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	205555
Time
Date	199203
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : flm
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	205555
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	205941
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While level at FL290 approximately 50 NM southeast of flm VOR, we heard a loud bang from the left engine. The left EPR gauge dropped along with N1 and N2 indications. Egt began to rise rapidly after retarding the left throttle to idle the egt continued beyond red line. I then shut off the fuel to the left engine. We secured the engine as prescribed by our company emergency procedures. I declared an emergency and proceeded to sdf as our nearest suitable airport. Sdf was approximately 110 NM from our position at the time our engine failed. WX at sdf was reported as 2800 ft overcast and 10 mi visibility with wind 330 degrees at 8 KTS. Runway 1 at sdf is 10000 ft in length. I requested emergency vehicles to be standing by at sdf. I briefed the flight attendants and passenger of our condition and our intentions. We made a single engine approach and landing at sdf. There were 108 passenger and 1 additional crew member (acm) and a crew of 5 on board. Our takeoff weight was 104700 pounds, landing weight at sdf was 97000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE ON AN MLG ACR TYPE ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE LEVEL AT FL290 APPROX 50 NM SE OF FLM VOR, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE L ENG. THE L EPR GAUGE DROPPED ALONG WITH N1 AND N2 INDICATIONS. EGT BEGAN TO RISE RAPIDLY AFTER RETARDING THE L THROTTLE TO IDLE THE EGT CONTINUED BEYOND RED LINE. I THEN SHUT OFF THE FUEL TO THE L ENG. WE SECURED THE ENG AS PRESCRIBED BY OUR COMPANY EMER PROCS. I DECLARED AN EMER AND PROCEEDED TO SDF AS OUR NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. SDF WAS APPROX 110 NM FROM OUR POS AT THE TIME OUR ENG FAILED. WX AT SDF WAS RPTED AS 2800 FT OVCST AND 10 MI VISIBILITY WITH WIND 330 DEGS AT 8 KTS. RWY 1 AT SDF IS 10000 FT IN LENGTH. I REQUESTED EMER VEHICLES TO BE STANDING BY AT SDF. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX OF OUR CONDITION AND OUR INTENTIONS. WE MADE A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG AT SDF. THERE WERE 108 PAX AND 1 ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER (ACM) AND A CREW OF 5 ON BOARD. OUR TKOF WT WAS 104700 POUNDS, LNDG WT AT SDF WAS 97000 POUNDS.

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.