Narrative:

At FL310 and cruise flight, heard a very loud bang and felt an aircraft shudder. Position was approximately 25 NM west of lake henry at approximately XB10. The engine instruments had all rolled back with fuel flow at approximately 600 pph. Engine failure/shutdown checklist followed. Emergency declared at which time we were 90 NM due south of syr. Diverted into syr with an uneventful landing. Inspected #1 engine and found engine tailcone missing, turbine damage and loose parts laying in the bottom of the engine. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was equipped with 2 P&west JT8D-217 engines and the cause of the failure was high cycle fatigue in the low pressure turbine section. The reporter said the failure was contained.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 IN CRUISE AT FL310 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #1 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE CONTAINED FAILURE.

Narrative: AT FL310 AND CRUISE FLT, HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND FELT AN ACFT SHUDDER. POS WAS APPROX 25 NM W OF LAKE HENRY AT APPROX XB10. THE ENG INSTS HAD ALL ROLLED BACK WITH FUEL FLOW AT APPROX 600 PPH. ENG FAILURE/SHUTDOWN CHKLIST FOLLOWED. EMER DECLARED AT WHICH TIME WE WERE 90 NM DUE S OF SYR. DIVERTED INTO SYR WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. INSPECTED #1 ENG AND FOUND ENG TAILCONE MISSING, TURBINE DAMAGE AND LOOSE PARTS LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH 2 P&W JT8D-217 ENGS AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE IN THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SECTION. THE RPTR SAID THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED.

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.