The right engine of an air carrier MD80 failed in cruise. The APU then failed on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	338160
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	338160
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

10 mins after takeoff XA25Z, the right engine failed. Advised ATC of engine failure and requested immediate return to ord and crash fire rescue equipment equipment to stand by. Performed emergency procedures checklist and set up for landing on runway 9R ord. Heavy rain falling at airport. Made overweight landing 145000 pounds. On landing roll, APU failed. After clearing runway, normal taxi to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE R ENG OF AN ACR MD80 FAILED IN CRUISE. THE APU THEN FAILED ON THE GND.

Narrative: 10 MINS AFTER TKOF XA25Z, THE R ENG FAILED. ADVISED ATC OF ENG FAILURE AND REQUESTED IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ORD AND CFR EQUIP TO STAND BY. PERFORMED EMER PROCS CHKLIST AND SET UP FOR LNDG ON RWY 9R ORD. HVY RAIN FALLING AT ARPT. MADE OVERWT LNDG 145000 LBS. ON LNDG ROLL, APU FAILED. AFTER CLRING RWY, NORMAL TAXI TO GATE.

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.