The captain of a canadair CL65 regional jet declared an emergency and diverted to land after an in-flight failure of the #1 left engine. ARTCC radar controller expedited his descent and suggested the nearest best alternate airport for the diversion.

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Attributes
ACN	418194
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ewc
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob artcc : zab
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Challenger CL604
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zob
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2650 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	418194
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 102 flight time total : 8550 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	417985
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	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route at FL280 from swf-cvg, the #1 engine failed. The captain continued to fly the aircraft and handle the radios. I handled all abnormal normal checklist items. An emergency was declared with an immediate descent. After coordinating with the company via radio, the flight attendant and the passenger, we continued with vectors to pit. An ILS was made to a landing without incident. Upon pulling in to the gate, the passenger deplaned. Supplemental information from acn 417985: en route to cvg from swf at FL280 in cruise flight, the #1 engine failed suddenly without any prior indications of a problem. Since I was already the PF, I maintained control of the aircraft and announced that I would continue to fly the plane and also man the radio, while first officer ran the QRH checks and I turned on the fasten seatbelt signs. I then contacted ZOB and declared an emergency, stating that 1 engine had failed and that we needed to start a descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE CAPT OF A CANADAIR CL65 REGIONAL JET DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER AN INFLT FAILURE OF THE #1 L ENG. ARTCC RADAR CTLR EXPEDITED HIS DSCNT AND SUGGESTED THE NEAREST BEST ALTERNATE ARPT FOR THE DIVERSION.

Narrative: ENRTE AT FL280 FROM SWF-CVG, THE #1 ENG FAILED. THE CAPT CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT AND HANDLE THE RADIOS. I HANDLED ALL ABNORMAL NORMAL CHKLIST ITEMS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH AN IMMEDIATE DSCNT. AFTER COORDINATING WITH THE COMPANY VIA RADIO, THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE PAX, WE CONTINUED WITH VECTORS TO PIT. AN ILS WAS MADE TO A LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON PULLING IN TO THE GATE, THE PAX DEPLANED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 417985: ENRTE TO CVG FROM SWF AT FL280 IN CRUISE FLT, THE #1 ENG FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATIONS OF A PROB. SINCE I WAS ALREADY THE PF, I MAINTAINED CTL OF THE ACFT AND ANNOUNCED THAT I WOULD CONTINUE TO FLY THE PLANE AND ALSO MAN THE RADIO, WHILE FO RAN THE QRH CHKS AND I TURNED ON THE FASTEN SEATBELT SIGNS. I THEN CONTACTED ZOB AND DECLARED AN EMER, STATING THAT 1 ENG HAD FAILED AND THAT WE NEEDED TO START A DSCNT.

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.