Narrative:

Flight was proceeding on schedule wbound, near the hagurd intersection (J211 and J60). While setting cruise power, the #1 engine EPR began to decay. Engine heat was applied, but other engine indications also began to decay. As the airspeed began dropping off, I requested and received a lower altitude. It became apparent that engine was failing. Because the reason for the engine failure could not be determined, the high traffic congestion of our destination airport dtw, and my familiarity and proximity to the cle airport, I decided to land at cle as passenger, crew, aircraft and environmental safety were better served. I notified ATC that we were losing an engine, request vectors to cle and declared an emergency with emergency equipment standing by. The so contacted flight dispatch and informed them of our emergency. I told them our plan. I briefed the first officer to fly the aircraft and the so to standby with the emergency checklists (engine failure checklist). The lead flight attendant had entered the cockpit. I told him of our problem and to standby while we worked out the problem. As the engine failed, we completed the engine failure checklists. I then completed the flight attendant briefing and informed the passenger of the failure and our plan to land at cle. Normal checklists were used as well as 2 engine landing procedures. I took control of the aircraft and landed uneventfully from a visual approach to runway 5 at cle.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HAS ENG FAILURE AT CRUISE.

Narrative: FLT WAS PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE WBOUND, NEAR THE HAGURD INTXN (J211 AND J60). WHILE SETTING CRUISE PWR, THE #1 ENG EPR BEGAN TO DECAY. ENG HEAT WAS APPLIED, BUT OTHER ENG INDICATIONS ALSO BEGAN TO DECAY. AS THE AIRSPD BEGAN DROPPING OFF, I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A LOWER ALT. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT ENG WAS FAILING. BECAUSE THE REASON FOR THE ENG FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THE HIGH TFC CONGESTION OF OUR DEST ARPT DTW, AND MY FAMILIARITY AND PROX TO THE CLE ARPT, I DECIDED TO LAND AT CLE AS PAX, CREW, ACFT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY WERE BETTER SERVED. I NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE WERE LOSING AN ENG, REQUEST VECTORS TO CLE AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. THE SO CONTACTED FLT DISPATCH AND INFORMED THEM OF OUR EMER. I TOLD THEM OUR PLAN. I BRIEFED THE FO TO FLY THE ACFT AND THE SO TO STANDBY WITH THE EMER CHKLISTS (ENG FAILURE CHKLIST). THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT HAD ENTERED THE COCKPIT. I TOLD HIM OF OUR PROBLEM AND TO STANDBY WHILE WE WORKED OUT THE PROBLEM. AS THE ENG FAILED, WE COMPLETED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLISTS. I THEN COMPLETED THE FLT ATTENDANT BRIEFING AND INFORMED THE PAX OF THE FAILURE AND OUR PLAN TO LAND AT CLE. NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE USED AS WELL AS 2 ENG LNDG PROCS. I TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY FROM A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 5 AT CLE.

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.