An MD80 in climb at FL190 declared an emergency and diverted due to the left engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	402366
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
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 other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zla
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	402366
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb passing FL190, left oil strainer clogging annunciator illuminated, accompanied by a low frequency vibration/rumble. Followed operating manual procedures, and accomplished precautionary engine shutdown. Declared an emergency and diverted back to ont, landing without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said the aircraft was an MD80 and the engines were P&west JT8D-209 engines. The reporter said the exact cause of the engine failure was not reported by maintenance but it was an engine change.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 IN CLB AT FL190 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THE L ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: DURING CLB PASSING FL190, L OIL STRAINER CLOGGING ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW FREQ VIBRATION/RUMBLE. FOLLOWED OPERATING MANUAL PROCS, AND ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED BACK TO ONT, LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THE ACFT WAS AN MD80 AND THE ENGS WERE P&W JT8D-209 ENGS. THE RPTR SAID THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS NOT RPTED BY MAINT BUT IT WAS AN ENG CHANGE.

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.