Engine failure on climb. Declared an emergency. Returned to departure airport. Made an overweight la...

Attributes
ACN	279735
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	279735
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:

Climbing through 5500 ft we heard a loud pop. The right engine rolled back and egt went off scale hot. Shutdown procedures were followed and an overweight landing was accomplished back at clt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE ON CLB. DECLARED AN EMER. RETURNED TO DEP ARPT. MADE AN OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH 5500 FT WE HEARD A LOUD POP. THE R ENG ROLLED BACK AND EGT WENT OFF SCALE HOT. SHUTDOWN PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND AN OVERWT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED BACK AT CLT.

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.

Engine failure on climb. Declared an emergency. Returned to departure airport. Made an overweight landing.