An MD80 experienced a catastrophic left engine failure during climb out. Emergency declared and crew...

Attributes
ACN	698714
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
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 : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	698714
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	698713
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out; passing FL230; loud bang in the aircraft followed by left engine rolling back to windmill indications of 23% N2; 18% N1. All other engine indications were normal. Accomplished engine failure/in-flight shutdown checklist and returned to ZZZ. Accomplished an overweight landing at 135000 pounds. Crash fire rescue equipment reported no abnormal indications after landing. Taxied to ramp and deplaned.supplemental information from acn 698713: declared an emergency; ran the checklist and returned to the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC L ENG FAILURE DURING CLB OUT. EMER DECLARED AND CREW RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: DURING CLB OUT; PASSING FL230; LOUD BANG IN THE ACFT FOLLOWED BY L ENG ROLLING BACK TO WINDMILL INDICATIONS OF 23% N2; 18% N1. ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED ENG FAILURE/INFLT SHUTDOWN CHKLIST AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. ACCOMPLISHED AN OVERWT LNDG AT 135000 LBS. CFR RPTED NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AFTER LNDG. TAXIED TO RAMP AND DEPLANED.SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 698713: DECLARED AN EMER; RAN THE CHKLIST AND RETURNED TO THE ARPT.

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.

An MD80 experienced a catastrophic left engine failure during climb out. Emergency declared and crew returned to land.