Aircraft equipment problem malfunction mandates a diversion to alternate. In-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	264753
Time
Date	199403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iiu
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	264753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	265534
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
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 leveling off at FL350 left engine compressor stalled (loud pop). Left throttle immediately retarded to idle. Egt continued to rise rapidly. Fuel lever (left engine) moved to off, as egt approached 700 degrees. After engine shut off egt peaked at 800 degrees. Time from initial indications to engine fuel shutoff was approximately 10 seconds. ATC notified for immediate descent to FL190. Declared an emergency. Requested information (WX) for tys, bna, sdf. Also called company dispatcher for WX information regarding landing airports. Nashville and knoxville WX was marginal and we proceeded to sdf due to better WX. All checklists accomplished in accordance with pilot operating manual. Passenger notified of problem and intentions to land at sdf. Uneventful landing made at sdf. Postflt maintenance inspection revealed N1 turbine failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB MALFUNCTION MANDATES A DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE. INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: WHILE LEVELING OFF AT FL350 L ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED (LOUD POP). L THROTTLE IMMEDIATELY RETARDED TO IDLE. EGT CONTINUED TO RISE RAPIDLY. FUEL LEVER (L ENG) MOVED TO OFF, AS EGT APCHED 700 DEGS. AFTER ENG SHUT OFF EGT PEAKED AT 800 DEGS. TIME FROM INITIAL INDICATIONS TO ENG FUEL SHUTOFF WAS APPROX 10 SECONDS. ATC NOTIFIED FOR IMMEDIATE DSCNT TO FL190. DECLARED AN EMER. REQUESTED INFO (WX) FOR TYS, BNA, SDF. ALSO CALLED COMPANY DISPATCHER FOR WX INFO REGARDING LNDG ARPTS. NASHVILLE AND KNOXVILLE WX WAS MARGINAL AND WE PROCEEDED TO SDF DUE TO BETTER WX. ALL CHKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLT OPERATING MANUAL. PAX NOTIFIED OF PROB AND INTENTIONS TO LAND AT SDF. UNEVENTFUL LNDG MADE AT SDF. POSTFLT MAINT INSPECTION REVEALED N1 TURBINE FAILURE.

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.