A B737-300 crew, in cruise at FL370, experienced an engine failure, spawning a diversion to msy.

Attributes
ACN	551936
Time
Date	200206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	551936
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	551937
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At cruise altitude of FL370, during xfeed from tank #1 to engine #2, the #2 engine failed. We declared an emergency, followed company procedures for single engine approach to ILS runway 10 at msy. Landing and rollout were uneventful. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CREW, IN CRUISE AT FL370, EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE, SPAWNING A DIVERSION TO MSY.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT OF FL370, DURING XFEED FROM TANK #1 TO ENG #2, THE #2 ENG FAILED. WE DECLARED AN EMER, FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCS FOR SINGLE ENG APCH TO ILS RWY 10 AT MSY. LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE UNEVENTFUL. NO INJURIES.

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.