Light transport has engine failure at cruise. Precautionary landing, diversion to alternate airport.

Attributes
ACN	233493
Time
Date	199302
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lan
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zau
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	233493
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Scheduled air carrier flight. En route from flint, mi, to chicago O'hare, cruising at 6000 ft MSL, 20 NM wsw of lansing VOR on V84, experienced in-flight engine failure of the left engine. The WX was VFR. Appropriate checklists completed, attempted an in-flight restart to no avail. Diverted to lansing, mi. Shot the ILS 10R approach into VFR conditions at lansing, the approach and landing were normal and uneventful. Excellent handling by all ATC facilities. The engine failure was overall uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT HAS ENG FAILURE AT CRUISE. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG, DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT.

Narrative: SCHEDULED ACR FLT. ENRTE FROM FLINT, MI, TO CHICAGO O'HARE, CRUISING AT 6000 FT MSL, 20 NM WSW OF LANSING VOR ON V84, EXPERIENCED INFLT ENG FAILURE OF THE L ENG. THE WX WAS VFR. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS COMPLETED, ATTEMPTED AN INFLT RESTART TO NO AVAIL. DIVERTED TO LANSING, MI. SHOT THE ILS 10R APCH INTO VFR CONDITIONS AT LANSING, THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. EXCELLENT HANDLING BY ALL ATC FACILITIES. THE ENG FAILURE WAS OVERALL UNEVENTFUL.

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.