Light transport has in-flight engine failure. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	178775
Time
Date	199105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : csn
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : j48
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 5500
ASRS Report	178775
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

This was a sudden shutdown of a jet engine due to an internal mechanical failure. Subsequent emergency landing was uneventful. No in-flight restart was attempted, and it was later determined that none would have been possible. A preliminary tear-down inspection by the engine manufacturer showed that the drive shaft to the gear box failed after being damaged by other failed hardware. My concern is that information concerning engine/airframe/component failures is not readily available to ownersecond officerperators of aircraft. The FAA does not publish information for 'mdr' reporter and manufacturers rarely address problems until they are too serious to ignore. An engine manufacture inspector stated that he had seen this problem before, yet our mechanic nor other users of this engine seem to be aware of it. I still am unable to find statistics re: the in-flight shutdown/failure rate of this particular engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT HAS INFLT ENGINE FAILURE. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: THIS WAS A SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF A JET ENG DUE TO AN INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE. SUBSEQUENT EMER LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. NO INFLT RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED, AND IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT NONE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. A PRELIMINARY TEAR-DOWN INSPECTION BY THE ENG MANUFACTURER SHOWED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT TO THE GEAR BOX FAILED AFTER BEING DAMAGED BY OTHER FAILED HARDWARE. MY CONCERN IS THAT INFO CONCERNING ENG/AIRFRAME/COMPONENT FAILURES IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE TO OWNERS/OPERATORS OF ACFT. THE FAA DOES NOT PUBLISH INFO FOR 'MDR' RPTR AND MANUFACTURERS RARELY ADDRESS PROBS UNTIL THEY ARE TOO SERIOUS TO IGNORE. AN ENG MANUFACTURE INSPECTOR STATED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROB BEFORE, YET OUR MECH NOR OTHER USERS OF THIS ENG SEEM TO BE AWARE OF IT. I STILL AM UNABLE TO FIND STATISTICS RE: THE INFLT SHUTDOWN/FAILURE RATE OF THIS PARTICULAR ENG.

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.