Medium large transport diverts to land due to engine malfunction.

Attributes
ACN	231461
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gsp
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	231461
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

Experienced engine malfunction in climb at 18000 ft. Request clearance to descend and change destination to gsp airport. Descended and executed visual approach to runway 03 at gsp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG DIVERTS TO LAND DUE TO ENG MALFUNCTION.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED ENG MALFUNCTION IN CLB AT 18000 FT. REQUEST CLRNC TO DSND AND CHANGE DEST TO GSP ARPT. DSNDED AND EXECUTED VISUAL APCH TO RWY 03 AT GSP.

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.