An MD80, flying in ZDC airspace, suffers an engine failure and return land at departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	415299
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	415299
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	415298
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 : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

XX12Z, FL180, ZDC, 50 NM northwest rdu. It was my leg. Approaching FL180, heard a loud bang and observed right engine losing power. I pulled right engine to idle and engine subsequently flamed out. Captain performed appropriate checklist while I continued to fly the aircraft. At rdu, I performed an uneventful single engine landing. Once crash fire rescue equipment inspected the exterior of aircraft, we continued and taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80, FLYING IN ZDC AIRSPACE, SUFFERS AN ENG FAILURE AND RETURN LAND AT DEP ARPT.

Narrative: XX12Z, FL180, ZDC, 50 NM NW RDU. IT WAS MY LEG. APCHING FL180, HEARD A LOUD BANG AND OBSERVED R ENG LOSING PWR. I PULLED R ENG TO IDLE AND ENG SUBSEQUENTLY FLAMED OUT. CAPT PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHKLIST WHILE I CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT. AT RDU, I PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG. ONCE CFR INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF ACFT, WE CONTINUED AND TAXIED TO THE 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.