B737-700 crew had engine failure in ZHU class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	559930
Time
Date	200209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	559930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	559929
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil quantity, oil press other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In-flight engine failure. Left engine loss of all engine oil quantity and oil pressure followed by engine failure. Declared emergency. Diverted to nearest suitable airport (msy). Accomplished engine fire severe damage separation checklist. Briefed flight attendants. PA to passenger informing them of diversion and reason. Accomplished related checklists and prepared for normal 1-ENG landing. Crash fire rescue equipment requested. Captain landed safely msy runway 28. Crash fire rescue equipment examined aircraft exterior after landing. Found left engine wet with oil, but fully contained. Safe for taxi to gate. Deplaned passenger by jetbridge. Failure occurred in cruise at FL370. 26 mid to land. Excellent performance by first officer. Flight attendants remained calm throughout and were kept fully informed and reviewed emergency landing procedures and were briefed for a normal 1-ENG landing with no evacuate/evacuation anticipated. Flight attendant and cockpit crew consensus was that this emergency diversion went very smoothly and professionally. Passenger remained calm and cooperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE IN ZHU CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: INFLT ENG FAILURE. L ENG LOSS OF ALL ENG OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY ENG FAILURE. DECLARED EMER. DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT (MSY). ACCOMPLISHED ENG FIRE SEVERE DAMAGE SEPARATION CHKLIST. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS. PA TO PAX INFORMING THEM OF DIVERSION AND REASON. ACCOMPLISHED RELATED CHKLISTS AND PREPARED FOR NORMAL 1-ENG LNDG. CFR REQUESTED. CAPT LANDED SAFELY MSY RWY 28. CFR EXAMINED ACFT EXTERIOR AFTER LNDG. FOUND L ENG WET WITH OIL, BUT FULLY CONTAINED. SAFE FOR TAXI TO GATE. DEPLANED PAX BY JETBRIDGE. FAILURE OCCURRED IN CRUISE AT FL370. 26 MID TO LAND. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BY FO. FLT ATTENDANTS REMAINED CALM THROUGHOUT AND WERE KEPT FULLY INFORMED AND REVIEWED EMER LNDG PROCS AND WERE BRIEFED FOR A NORMAL 1-ENG LNDG WITH NO EVAC ANTICIPATED. FLT ATTENDANT AND COCKPIT CREW CONSENSUS WAS THAT THIS EMER DIVERSION WENT VERY SMOOTHLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. PAX REMAINED CALM AND COOPERATIVE.

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.