The flight crew of an hs-125 performed an inflight shutdown; declared and emergency and returned to ...

Attributes
ACN	1126927
Time
Date	201311
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	HS 125 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
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:

Climbing out of FL380 on a passenger flight a bang was heard accompanied by a slight vibration and [the left] itt went into 900 C range. Engine number 1 gauges indicated an engine failure. We proceeded to shutdown engine via emergency checklist procedures. Passengers were informed twice of situation and what to expect. Performed a one engine inoperative approach and landing after declaring an emergency. Returned to departure airport. Passengers remained calm. Landing uneventful and post flight found N1 fan would not rotate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The flight crew of an HS-125 performed an inflight shutdown; declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport following receipt of a 'bang'; vibration and high ITT from the left engine.

Narrative: Climbing out of FL380 on a passenger flight a bang was heard accompanied by a slight vibration and [the left] ITT went into 900 C range. Engine Number 1 gauges indicated an engine failure. We proceeded to shutdown engine via Emergency Checklist procedures. Passengers were informed twice of situation and what to expect. Performed a One Engine Inoperative Approach and Landing after declaring an emergency. Returned to departure airport. Passengers remained calm. Landing uneventful and post flight found N1 fan would not rotate.

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.

The flight crew of an hs-125 performed an inflight shutdown; declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport following receipt of a 'bang'; vibration and high itt from the left engine.