Large transport has engine failure on second segment climb. Diversion to alternate.

Attributes
ACN	236831
Time
Date	199303
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sna tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	236831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
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:

Lost power in left engine at 800 ft. Failure was explosive -- loud noise and violent yaw to left. Nose attitude was about 22 degrees nose up, speed V2 plus 15 (158 KTS). First officer was flying. First impression was that of a midair collision. Engine out profile was followed, however it took a min(?) to stabilize the situation, shut down the engine, declare an emergency, divert to lax and shoot the ILS to runway 25L and at 1000 ft sidestep to runway 25R. There was no indication of any fire in the air, and inspection of engine on the ground revealed total failure of last 3 stages of turbine blades. Total flight time was 13 mins. The orange county airport has a bad combination of: short runway, heavy traffic -- GA and air carrier, noise abatement departure profile which requires a very high nose up attitude during initial climb out which limits forward visibility and makes handling a very sudden engine failure more difficult. Although the aircraft was right at the maximum allowable weight (205728 pounds) for this airport, performance on 1 engine was excellent and ctlability was no problem. ATC was helpful but did not volunteer any extra time or special help (vectors to correct back on localizer at lax). Of course I am fully aware that we could have requested it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT HAS ENG FAILURE ON SECOND SEGMENT CLB. DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE.

Narrative: LOST PWR IN L ENG AT 800 FT. FAILURE WAS EXPLOSIVE -- LOUD NOISE AND VIOLENT YAW TO L. NOSE ATTITUDE WAS ABOUT 22 DEGS NOSE UP, SPD V2 PLUS 15 (158 KTS). FO WAS FLYING. FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THAT OF A MIDAIR COLLISION. ENG OUT PROFILE WAS FOLLOWED, HOWEVER IT TOOK A MIN(?) TO STABILIZE THE SIT, SHUT DOWN THE ENG, DECLARE AN EMER, DIVERT TO LAX AND SHOOT THE ILS TO RWY 25L AND AT 1000 FT SIDESTEP TO RWY 25R. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY FIRE IN THE AIR, AND INSPECTION OF ENG ON THE GND REVEALED TOTAL FAILURE OF LAST 3 STAGES OF TURBINE BLADES. TOTAL FLT TIME WAS 13 MINS. THE ORANGE COUNTY ARPT HAS A BAD COMBINATION OF: SHORT RWY, HVY TFC -- GA AND ACR, NOISE ABATEMENT DEP PROFILE WHICH REQUIRES A VERY HIGH NOSE UP ATTITUDE DURING INITIAL CLBOUT WHICH LIMITS FORWARD VISIBILITY AND MAKES HANDLING A VERY SUDDEN ENG FAILURE MORE DIFFICULT. ALTHOUGH THE ACFT WAS RIGHT AT THE MAX ALLOWABLE WT (205728 LBS) FOR THIS ARPT, PERFORMANCE ON 1 ENG WAS EXCELLENT AND CTLABILITY WAS NO PROB. ATC WAS HELPFUL BUT DID NOT VOLUNTEER ANY EXTRA TIME OR SPECIAL HELP (VECTORS TO CORRECT BACK ON LOC AT LAX). OF COURSE I AM FULLY AWARE THAT WE COULD HAVE REQUESTED IT.

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.