MD80 crew had #1 engine failure departing phx.

Attributes
ACN	627645
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bxk.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p50.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	627645
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	627646
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out from phoenix, at approximately 14000 ft, there was a loud bang as well as a yaw to the left as a result of an engine failure on the left engine. The engine failure QRH was accomplished, an emergency declared and we made an immediate return and landing in phoenix. Approach, landing and rollout were normal. An overweight landing at approximately 134000 pounds was made. Flight crew was debriefed and inquiries made as to whether any passenger required medical assistance. None was needed. We were unsure of what caused this failure. The engine has been replaced, and the damaged one will be torn down to determine the cause. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: in talking to both rptrs, neither knows what, in the engine, failed. The crew inspected the engine after landing. There were numerous turbine blades damaged, as though something went through them. The air carrier replaced the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD #1 ENG FAILURE DEPARTING PHX.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM PHOENIX, AT APPROX 14000 FT, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AS WELL AS A YAW TO THE L AS A RESULT OF AN ENG FAILURE ON THE L ENG. THE ENG FAILURE QRH WAS ACCOMPLISHED, AN EMER DECLARED AND WE MADE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN AND LNDG IN PHOENIX. APCH, LNDG AND ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL. AN OVERWT LNDG AT APPROX 134000 LBS WAS MADE. FLT CREW WAS DEBRIEFED AND INQUIRIES MADE AS TO WHETHER ANY PAX REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. NONE WAS NEEDED. WE WERE UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSED THIS FAILURE. THE ENG HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE DAMAGED ONE WILL BE TORN DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: IN TALKING TO BOTH RPTRS, NEITHER KNOWS WHAT, IN THE ENG, FAILED. THE CREW INSPECTED THE ENG AFTER LNDG. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TURBINE BLADES DAMAGED, AS THOUGH SOMETHING WENT THROUGH THEM. THE ACR REPLACED THE ENG.

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.