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Following a loud bang and sparks emitted from the left engine the flight crew of a B737 shut it down; declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1199486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201408 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 223 Flight Crew Total 16690 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 Flight Crew Total 10500 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
At FL360 in cruise flight we heard and felt a loud bang. Although no system lights had illuminated the left engine began to lose power and its egt began to rise. Flight attendants called and reported sparks coming from the left engine. We chose to shut the engine down and declare an emergency. We diverted to a nearby airport where the landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following a loud bang and sparks emitted from the left engine the flight crew of a B737 shut it down; declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.
Narrative: At FL360 in cruise flight we heard and felt a loud bang. Although no system lights had illuminated the left engine began to lose power and its EGT began to rise. Flight attendants called and reported sparks coming from the left engine. We chose to shut the engine down and declare an emergency. We diverted to a nearby airport where the landing was uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.