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A B717 suffered a failure of the left engine during climb. Returned to the departure airport for a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 865424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200912 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B717 (Formerly MD-95) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We were climbing south through about 14;700 feet when we heard a loud boom from the left engine. There was no prior indication of an impending engine failure. We were climbing in the climb 1 power setting. The turbine gas temperature (tgt) was rising so the captain took over the flying duties and the radios while I ran the QRH checklists. We secured the engine and he declared an emergency and got vectors back to the departure airport. We requested; and were given; the longest runway with an operable ILS. He made an awesome landing. Then we had the crash; fire; & rescue team inspect the aircraft exterior for any problems that would prevent us from taxiing back to the gate. We were given the 'all clear' and taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B717 suffered a failure of the left engine during climb. Returned to the departure airport for a safe landing.
Narrative: We were climbing south through about 14;700 feet when we heard a loud boom from the left engine. There was no prior indication of an impending engine failure. We were climbing in the Climb 1 power setting. The turbine gas temperature (TGT) was rising so the Captain took over the flying duties and the radios while I ran the QRH checklists. We secured the engine and he declared an emergency and got vectors back to the departure airport. We requested; and were given; the longest runway with an operable ILS. He made an awesome landing. Then we had the Crash; Fire; & Rescue team inspect the aircraft exterior for any problems that would prevent us from taxiing back to the gate. We were given the 'all clear' and taxied to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.