A CL65 on initial climb at 3000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to left engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	597531
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	597531
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 440
ASRS Report	597692
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l eng indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During initial climb to 10000 ft, at 3000 ft, heard loud bang followed by a #1 engine failure, completed memory items and secured the engine followed by the quick reference handbook for a single engine landing with the accordance to the airplane flight manual, declared an emergency with ZZZ. After all checklists preformed the flight attendant was notified. Came back landed at ZZZ airport uneventfully. No injuries, taxied to the gate with the crash fire rescue equipment standing by. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the maintenance findings were the forward N2 compressor bearing #3 failed. The reporter said the engine was changed and sent to the manufacturer for overhaul. Callback conversation from acn 597692 revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was changed and maintenance reported the front N2 compressor bearing failed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 ON INITIAL CLB AT 3000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO L ENGINE FAILURE.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLB TO 10000 FT, AT 3000 FT, HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A #1 ENGINE FAILURE, COMPLETED MEMORY ITEMS AND SECURED THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK FOR A SINGLE ENGINE LNDG WITH THE ACCORDANCE TO THE AIRPLANE FLT MANUAL, DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZZZ. AFTER ALL CHKLISTS PREFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED. CAME BACK LANDED AT ZZZ ARPT UNEVENTFULLY. NO INJURIES, TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH THE CFR STANDING BY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MAINT FINDINGS WERE THE FORWARD N2 COMPRESSOR BEARING #3 FAILED. THE RPTR SAID THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR OVERHAUL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION FROM ACN 597692 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND MAINT RPTED THE FRONT N2 COMPRESSOR BEARING FAILED.

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.