Air carrier medium large transport engine failure at TOC out of den.

Attributes
ACN	165993
Time
Date	199012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 15000
ASRS Report	165993
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	165987
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed den en route to aspen, co. We were climbing through 21000' to a cruising altitude of 22000'. The #3 engine had an uncontained failure. We heard a grinding noise in the cockpit as the engine was spooling down. The master warning panel indicated an engine failure for #3 with no indications of fire. We immediately secured #3 engine and performed the engine failure emergency checklist. The first officer was performing the checklists while I flew the aircraft and talked to ATC. We requested a return to den from ZDV and we were given an immediate return. The remainder of the flight was uneventful. We executed a normal landing with crash, fire and rescue standing by. Since there was no indication of fire, we deplaned normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ENGINE FAILURE AT TOC OUT OF DEN.

Narrative: DEPARTED DEN ENRTE TO ASPEN, CO. WE WERE CLBING THROUGH 21000' TO A CRUISING ALT OF 22000'. THE #3 ENG HAD AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE. WE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE COCKPIT AS THE ENG WAS SPOOLING DOWN. THE MASTER WARNING PANEL INDICATED AN ENG FAILURE FOR #3 WITH NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE. WE IMMEDIATELY SECURED #3 ENG AND PERFORMED THE ENG FAILURE EMER CHKLIST. THE F/O WAS PERFORMING THE CHKLISTS WHILE I FLEW THE ACFT AND TALKED TO ATC. WE REQUESTED A RETURN TO DEN FROM ZDV AND WE WERE GIVEN AN IMMEDIATE RETURN. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE EXECUTED A NORMAL LNDG WITH CRASH, FIRE AND RESCUE STANDING BY. SINCE THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FIRE, WE DEPLANED NORMALLY.

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.