MD80 crew has engine failure on climb out and returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	720393
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 8500
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : zzzz.tower
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	720393
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 3000 ft received call from #1 flight attendant telling me that there appeared to be smoke or condensation in the cabin and that there was a musty smell. I also could smell what seemed to be dirty pack filters. I asked flight attendant to call me back in two minutes and let me know if it was clearing up or getting worse. I adjusted the packs to a cooler temperature. After two minutes and climbing through 8500 ft I picked up the intercom to call flight attendant. Right at that moment a loud bang with a strong jerk. I immediately announced we lost our right engine. First officer was flying. I noticed at this time excessive egt (plus 750 degrees). N1 and N2 still rotating. Right generator cycling on and off. I turned off the right generator to stop the cycling and started the APU. First officer leveled off. I declared an emergency and asked for a vector to return to ZZZ and that the trucks would be standing by and on my frequency. I got out the QRH and opened to engine failure/precautionary shutdown checklist. Shut off the fuel lever; did not pull the fire handles. I called the flight attendants on the intercom to inform them of our situation. First officer asked if I was going to make a PA. I told him I would. After hanging up the intercom I got busy/distracted and failed to make the PA to the passenger. Ran the before landing checklist. We weighed 143300 pounds. The first officer was flying and I reminded him that we were overweight and to make a smooth touchdown. The landing was very smooth and we turned off runway and stopped on the taxiway and had the fire chief inspect us. From engine failure to touchdown was about nine to ten minutes. I finally made a PA to the people telling them to stay in their seats while the safety crew inspects the plane. The chief gave me the all clear and I taxied on one engine. The trucks followed me to the gate. I was a little disappointed that the ground crew was not there to bring us right in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAS ENG FAILURE ON CLB OUT AND RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: AT 3000 FT RECEIVED CALL FROM #1 FLT ATTENDANT TELLING ME THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE SMOKE OR CONDENSATION IN THE CABIN AND THAT THERE WAS A MUSTY SMELL. I ALSO COULD SMELL WHAT SEEMED TO BE DIRTY PACK FILTERS. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT TO CALL ME BACK IN TWO MINUTES AND LET ME KNOW IF IT WAS CLEARING UP OR GETTING WORSE. I ADJUSTED THE PACKS TO A COOLER TEMPERATURE. AFTER TWO MINUTES AND CLBING THROUGH 8500 FT I PICKED UP THE INTERCOM TO CALL FLT ATTENDANT. RIGHT AT THAT MOMENT A LOUD BANG WITH A STRONG JERK. I IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCED WE LOST OUR RIGHT ENG. FO WAS FLYING. I NOTICED AT THIS TIME EXCESSIVE EGT (PLUS 750 DEGS). N1 AND N2 STILL ROTATING. RIGHT GENERATOR CYCLING ON AND OFF. I TURNED OFF THE RIGHT GENERATOR TO STOP THE CYCLING AND STARTED THE APU. FO LEVELED OFF. I DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR TO RETURN TO ZZZ AND THAT THE TRUCKS WOULD BE STANDING BY AND ON MY FREQ. I GOT OUT THE QRH AND OPENED TO ENG FAILURE/PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. SHUT OFF THE FUEL LEVER; DID NOT PULL THE FIRE HANDLES. I CALLED THE FLT ATTENDANTS ON THE INTERCOM TO INFORM THEM OF OUR SITUATION. FO ASKED IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE A PA. I TOLD HIM I WOULD. AFTER HANGING UP THE INTERCOM I GOT BUSY/DISTRACTED AND FAILED TO MAKE THE PA TO THE PAX. RAN THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. WE WEIGHED 143300 LBS. THE FO WAS FLYING AND I REMINDED HIM THAT WE WERE OVERWT AND TO MAKE A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. THE LNDG WAS VERY SMOOTH AND WE TURNED OFF RWY AND STOPPED ON THE TXWY AND HAD THE FIRE CHIEF INSPECT US. FROM ENG FAILURE TO TOUCHDOWN WAS ABOUT NINE TO TEN MINUTES. I FINALLY MADE A PA TO THE PEOPLE TELLING THEM TO STAY IN THEIR SEATS WHILE THE SAFETY CREW INSPECTS THE PLANE. THE CHIEF GAVE ME THE ALL CLEAR AND I TAXIED ON ONE ENG. THE TRUCKS FOLLOWED ME TO THE GATE. I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE GND CREW WAS NOT THERE TO BRING US RIGHT IN.

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.