Return land of air carrier widebody transport after #1 engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	254971
Time
Date	199310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1750
ASRS Report	254972
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 175
ASRS Report	254969
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff during climb out #1 engine experienced immediate catastrophic failure. We declared an emergency to departure control. Departure control gave immediate downwind vectors with deviations as necessary for a visual approach to runway 25R at lax or any runway of our choice. Tower cleared our landing. During the time between engine failure and landing, all emergency procedures were accomplished and landing checklist completed. After crash fire rescue equipment examined the aircraft, we taxied to gate uneventfully. No further damage to aircraft and no injuries to passenger or crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND OF ACR WDB AFTER #1 ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF DURING CLBOUT #1 ENG EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WE DECLARED AN EMER TO DEP CTL. DEP CTL GAVE IMMEDIATE DOWNWIND VECTORS WITH DEVS AS NECESSARY FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 25R AT LAX OR ANY RWY OF OUR CHOICE. TWR CLRED OUR LNDG. DURING THE TIME BTWN ENG FAILURE AND LNDG, ALL EMER PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND LNDG CHKLIST COMPLETED. AFTER CFR EXAMINED THE ACFT, WE TAXIED TO GATE UNEVENTFULLY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT AND NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW.

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.