Engine failure and shutdown. Emergency declared and flight diverted.

Attributes
ACN	297594
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : psb
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 30400 msl bound upper : 30400
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob tracon : dtw tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	297594
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Md-80 during climb left engine N1 high with throttle split. Approximately 30400 ft loud bang and compressor stall on left engine. It was shutdown with all checklists completed. Flight diverted to dtw because WX and facilities were better than destination airport. Landing uneventful, stopped aircraft off runway, emergency equipment crew checked aircraft for damage and aircraft taxied to gate. Coordination was excellent throughout, crew, ATC and dtw ground crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN. EMER DECLARED AND FLT DIVERTED.

Narrative: MD-80 DURING CLB LEFT ENG N1 HIGH WITH THROTTLE SPLIT. APPROX 30400 FT LOUD BANG AND COMPRESSOR STALL ON L ENG. IT WAS SHUTDOWN WITH ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETED. FLT DIVERTED TO DTW BECAUSE WX AND FACILITIES WERE BETTER THAN DEST ARPT. LNDG UNEVENTFUL, STOPPED ACFT OFF RWY, EMER EQUIP CREW CHKED ACFT FOR DAMAGE AND ACFT TAXIED TO GATE. COORD WAS EXCELLENT THROUGHOUT, CREW, ATC AND DTW GND CREW.

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.