Air carrier large transport engine failure after takeoff from cos. Continued to den due cos WX.

Attributes
ACN	166035
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv tower : cos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 13700 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	166035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal taxi and initial takeoff. At 700' AGL heard and felt loud bang coming from rear of aircraft. Engine failure light came on simultaneously and we continued to climb to 6900' MSL. Proceeded cleaning up the aircraft along with the engine failure checklist. Noticed 0 RPM and pegged egt. Continued to feel constant rumbling, even after engine was shut down. Requested den WX and decided to continue to den where WX was much better then cos. Cos WX was rapidly deteriorating with snow and visibility less than 3/4-1/2 mi. Emergency initially declared and we were expeditiously handed off to ZDV with uneventful landing followed. Taxied off active runway 35R and requested emergency vehs to inspect rear of aircraft, particularly left #1 engine. They reported a large hole and other damage to engine, but no fire. Continued on to gate assignment for deplaning. Good crew coordination within cockpit, as well as F/a's. Chain of events was hectic due to contact interruption by ATC and the concern of constant rumbling, even after engine shutdown. First officer did a fine job of flying, but I decided to make the landing due to snow on ground. Don't particularly like transitioning on rollout from first officer to captain with any irregularities or runway cover.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TKOF FROM COS. CONTINUED TO DEN DUE COS WX.

Narrative: NORMAL TAXI AND INITIAL TKOF. AT 700' AGL HEARD AND FELT LOUD BANG COMING FROM REAR OF ACFT. ENG FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WE CONTINUED TO CLB TO 6900' MSL. PROCEEDED CLEANING UP THE ACFT ALONG WITH THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. NOTICED 0 RPM AND PEGGED EGT. CONTINUED TO FEEL CONSTANT RUMBLING, EVEN AFTER ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. REQUESTED DEN WX AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DEN WHERE WX WAS MUCH BETTER THEN COS. COS WX WAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WITH SNOW AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 3/4-1/2 MI. EMER INITIALLY DECLARED AND WE WERE EXPEDITIOUSLY HANDED OFF TO ZDV WITH UNEVENTFUL LNDG FOLLOWED. TAXIED OFF ACTIVE RWY 35R AND REQUESTED EMER VEHS TO INSPECT REAR OF ACFT, PARTICULARLY LEFT #1 ENG. THEY RPTED A LARGE HOLE AND OTHER DAMAGE TO ENG, BUT NO FIRE. CONTINUED ON TO GATE ASSIGNMENT FOR DEPLANING. GOOD CREW COORD WITHIN COCKPIT, AS WELL AS F/A'S. CHAIN OF EVENTS WAS HECTIC DUE TO CONTACT INTERRUPTION BY ATC AND THE CONCERN OF CONSTANT RUMBLING, EVEN AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. F/O DID A FINE JOB OF FLYING, BUT I DECIDED TO MAKE THE LNDG DUE TO SNOW ON GND. DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE TRANSITIONING ON ROLLOUT FROM F/O TO CAPT WITH ANY IRREGULARITIES OR RWY COVER.

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.