Medium large transport engine failed en route.

Attributes
ACN	349970
Time
Date	199610
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mol
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	349970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route from ewr to atl, over montebello VOR at FL350, #1 engine compressor stalled several times followed by an engine failure of the #1 engine. Engine failure checklist completed, emergency declared and diverted to gso for a normal engine out approach and landing. Passenger were briefed for an emergency landing and evacuate/evacuation, however, emergency evacuate/evacuation was not necessary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ENG FAILED ENRTE.

Narrative: ENRTE FROM EWR TO ATL, OVER MONTEBELLO VOR AT FL350, #1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES FOLLOWED BY AN ENG FAILURE OF THE #1 ENG. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST COMPLETED, EMER DECLARED AND DIVERTED TO GSO FOR A NORMAL ENG OUT APCH AND LNDG. PAX WERE BRIEFED FOR AN EMER LNDG AND EVAC, HOWEVER, EMER EVAC WAS NOT NECESSARY.

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.