Narrative:

This was a scheduled, passenger-revenue commercial flight from fll-jfk. We were carrying 16 passenger, crew of 6, fuel was 26900 pounds and gross weight of 163900 pounds. All preflight start and taxi out portions of the flight were routine. The first officer was flying. The takeoff was normal with the exception that the right engine was slightly slower to spool up on the EPR command sector than the left, but not alarmingly so. We were instructed to intercept the 'zappa transition, ft lauderdale 9 departure and contact miami departure. I had just started asking miami about the rides in the climb out (the seatbelt sign was 'on' for light chop), when there was a loud bang and yaw, followed by a loss of power indicated on all of the #2 engine gauges (no egt exceedence was visually noticed). I immediately declared an emergency and asked for an immediate turn back to fll. The first officer leveled off at 17500 ft, and I dug out the QRH to read the 'engine failure or shutdown' checklist. The first officer's EFIS display blanked out a couple of times (due to loss of generator power), so I told him I would fly the aircraft, and he would read and perform the non-normal checklist, and we made a positive xfer of the aircraft with the understanding I would fly it the rest of the way. We then accomplished the descent and approach checklists, requesting the fire equipment and a straight-in to runway 27R. A 360 degree turn was made to lose altitude, and the ILS flown normally, with the exception that I padded the speed 10-12 KTS due to gusty conditions (winds were 350 degrees at 18+ KTS), '3' was set on the autobrakes. Landing and taxi-in were normal. I went to the back to thank the passenger for their understanding and cooperation. A postflt examination of the engine showed all blades intact, but 'frozen,' with bits of melted metal in the tailpipe section. One of the flight attendants saw a large ball of flame exit the engine at failure, but no fire was observed or indicated from the flight deck.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 IN CLB AT 17500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO #2 ENG FAILURE. ON GND CHK FOUND MELTED METAL IN EXHAUST DUCT.

Narrative: THIS WAS A SCHEDULED, PAX-REVENUE COMMERCIAL FLT FROM FLL-JFK. WE WERE CARRYING 16 PAX, CREW OF 6, FUEL WAS 26900 LBS AND GROSS WT OF 163900 LBS. ALL PREFLT START AND TAXI OUT PORTIONS OF THE FLT WERE ROUTINE. THE FO WAS FLYING. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE R ENG WAS SLIGHTLY SLOWER TO SPOOL UP ON THE EPR COMMAND SECTOR THAN THE L, BUT NOT ALARMINGLY SO. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO INTERCEPT THE 'ZAPPA TRANSITION, FT LAUDERDALE 9 DEP AND CONTACT MIAMI DEP. I HAD JUST STARTED ASKING MIAMI ABOUT THE RIDES IN THE CLBOUT (THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS 'ON' FOR LIGHT CHOP), WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND YAW, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF PWR INDICATED ON ALL OF THE #2 ENG GAUGES (NO EGT EXCEEDENCE WAS VISUALLY NOTICED). I IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR AN IMMEDIATE TURN BACK TO FLL. THE FO LEVELED OFF AT 17500 FT, AND I DUG OUT THE QRH TO READ THE 'ENG FAILURE OR SHUTDOWN' CHKLIST. THE FO'S EFIS DISPLAY BLANKED OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES (DUE TO LOSS OF GENERATOR PWR), SO I TOLD HIM I WOULD FLY THE ACFT, AND HE WOULD READ AND PERFORM THE NON-NORMAL CHKLIST, AND WE MADE A POSITIVE XFER OF THE ACFT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING I WOULD FLY IT THE REST OF THE WAY. WE THEN ACCOMPLISHED THE DSCNT AND APCH CHKLISTS, REQUESTING THE FIRE EQUIP AND A STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 27R. A 360 DEG TURN WAS MADE TO LOSE ALT, AND THE ILS FLOWN NORMALLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT I PADDED THE SPD 10-12 KTS DUE TO GUSTY CONDITIONS (WINDS WERE 350 DEGS AT 18+ KTS), '3' WAS SET ON THE AUTOBRAKES. LNDG AND TAXI-IN WERE NORMAL. I WENT TO THE BACK TO THANK THE PAX FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION. A POSTFLT EXAMINATION OF THE ENG SHOWED ALL BLADES INTACT, BUT 'FROZEN,' WITH BITS OF MELTED METAL IN THE TAILPIPE SECTION. ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS SAW A LARGE BALL OF FLAME EXIT THE ENG AT FAILURE, BUT NO FIRE WAS OBSERVED OR INDICATED FROM THE FLT DECK.

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.