<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1111772, August 2013

A md-83 engine failed at FL340 in cruise so an emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest airport.

Attributes
ACN	1111772
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At FL340 the left engine failed. There was no fire or vibration associated with the engine failure. So an emergency was declared; and a divert was made into the nearest airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD-83 engine failed at FL340 in cruise so an emergency was declared and the flight diverted to the nearest airport.

Narrative: At FL340 the left engine failed. There was no fire or vibration associated with the engine failure. So an emergency was declared; and a divert was made into the nearest airport.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.