Air carrier medium large transport loses one engine and gets center clearance to land las, short of ...

Attributes
ACN	141041
Time
Date	199003
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	141041
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Flight en route from dfw/sjc cruising at 35000' had left engine failure with no warning of any kind. I requested FL240 and was given it immediately. I then declared emergency and asked controller for direct to las. We were 200 mi northeast of las at the time. We proceeded to las and made a normal landing. I chose las because of runway length, emergency equipment and maintenance. I received excellent handling from the controllers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LOSES ONE ENGINE AND GETS CENTER CLRNC TO LAND LAS, SHORT OF DESTINATION.

Narrative: FLT ENRTE FROM DFW/SJC CRUISING AT 35000' HAD L ENG FAILURE WITH NO WARNING OF ANY KIND. I REQUESTED FL240 AND WAS GIVEN IT IMMEDIATELY. I THEN DECLARED EMER AND ASKED CTLR FOR DIRECT TO LAS. WE WERE 200 MI NE OF LAS AT THE TIME. WE PROCEEDED TO LAS AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. I CHOSE LAS BECAUSE OF RWY LENGTH, EMER EQUIP AND MAINT. I RECEIVED EXCELLENT HANDLING FROM THE CTLRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Air carrier medium large transport loses one engine and gets center clearance to land las, short of destination.