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An MD82 in cruise at FL240 declared an emergency and diverted due to left engine loss of power and engine shutdown. Suspect turbine blade failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 644548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11900 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 644548 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Cruising at FL240; lost #1 engine; diverted to ZZZ for a normal landing. No fire or smoke reported. Declared emergency in-flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said no noise or boom; the engine just stopped running. A visual check up the tailpipe when on the ground indicated extensive turbine blade damage. The maintenance action was to replace the engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD82 IN CRUISE AT FL240 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO L ENG LOSS OF PWR AND ENG SHUTDOWN. SUSPECT TURBINE BLADE FAILURE.
Narrative: CRUISING AT FL240; LOST #1 ENG; DIVERTED TO ZZZ FOR A NORMAL LNDG. NO FIRE OR SMOKE RPTED. DECLARED EMER INFLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID NO NOISE OR BOOM; THE ENG JUST STOPPED RUNNING. A VISUAL CHK UP THE TAILPIPE WHEN ON THE GND INDICATED EXTENSIVE TURBINE BLADE DAMAGE. THE MAINT ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENG.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.