Narrative:

Altitude: FL220. ATC facility: ZLA. Location: 75 DME east of san diego. Leaving FL240 with clearance to FL200. At about FL220 we heard a relatively loud bang that got our attention. A scan of the engine and pressurization system all seemed normal. After our initial discussion I thought some cargo had shifted and slammed into the forward cargo compartment bulkhead. Shortly thereafter the #4 flight attendant called us to report the same loud bang from the back. We got the impression it was much louder in the back. Our right pack was dispatched inoperative so after another scan of the instruments and pressurization system we thought maybe we blew a duct. The first officer then noticed the oil quantity at zero. We immediately started the checklist for engine fire/damage/separation. The associated warning lights started to come on (right oil pressure low, master caution) about 2 mins after the disturbance. We concurrently with the emergency procedure notified ATC and declared an emergency. The airplane flew perfectly at all times and we elected to continue to san diego with an uneventful approach and landing. We had the crash fire rescue equipment equipment standing by. We felt the situation did not call for the preparation of an evacuate/evacuation. After landing the tower and crash fire rescue equipment equipment confirmed that there was no smoke or fire and we proceeded to the ramp under their escort. Once at the gate we finished all checklists and secured the airplane. We felt too busy to attempt any correspondence with dispatch. I would like to commend the flight attendants for keeping us informed and carrying themselves in a calm and professional manner. I believe this greatly reassured the passenger and helped us to do our job in the cockpit. I also believe the first officer deserves special recognition in the way she worked through the problem. She was very organized and clear in her thoughts and in running the checklists. Her calm and professionalism greatly reassured me. Her suggestions of dispatching the crash fire rescue equipment equipment and making them escort us to the gate are examples of her being completely involved at all times. The first officer and I had never flown together before today, but we flew together as all the training at air carrier had intended us to do. Supplemental information from acn 392958: about 30 mins from landing there was a loud 'bang' in the cabin. It seemed to me to come from the ceiling. I called the cockpit, they said they showed no problems and I told them what I heard. A couple of mins later they called me back to inform of engine (right) shutdown and had me check out the window for oil on engine or windows. I reported none. Captain made PA of problem and reassured passenger that there will be no problems landing. Aircraft was landed without any problems. Cockpit crew handled situation great.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 DSNDING IN SAN, CA, UNDER CTL OF ZLA, SUFFERS AN ENG FAILURE. ACFT LANDS SAFELY AND TAXIES TO GATE FOR NORMAL PAX DISEMBARKATION.

Narrative: ALT: FL220. ATC FACILITY: ZLA. LOCATION: 75 DME E OF SAN DIEGO. LEAVING FL240 WITH CLRNC TO FL200. AT ABOUT FL220 WE HEARD A RELATIVELY LOUD BANG THAT GOT OUR ATTN. A SCAN OF THE ENG AND PRESSURIZATION SYS ALL SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER OUR INITIAL DISCUSSION I THOUGHT SOME CARGO HAD SHIFTED AND SLAMMED INTO THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED US TO RPT THE SAME LOUD BANG FROM THE BACK. WE GOT THE IMPRESSION IT WAS MUCH LOUDER IN THE BACK. OUR R PACK WAS DISPATCHED INOP SO AFTER ANOTHER SCAN OF THE INSTS AND PRESSURIZATION SYS WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE BLEW A DUCT. THE FO THEN NOTICED THE OIL QUANTITY AT ZERO. WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED THE CHKLIST FOR ENG FIRE/DAMAGE/SEPARATION. THE ASSOCIATED WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON (R OIL PRESSURE LOW, MASTER CAUTION) ABOUT 2 MINS AFTER THE DISTURBANCE. WE CONCURRENTLY WITH THE EMER PROC NOTIFIED ATC AND DECLARED AN EMER. THE AIRPLANE FLEW PERFECTLY AT ALL TIMES AND WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO SAN DIEGO WITH AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG. WE HAD THE CFR EQUIP STANDING BY. WE FELT THE SIT DID NOT CALL FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN EVAC. AFTER LNDG THE TWR AND CFR EQUIP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE OR FIRE AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE RAMP UNDER THEIR ESCORT. ONCE AT THE GATE WE FINISHED ALL CHKLISTS AND SECURED THE AIRPLANE. WE FELT TOO BUSY TO ATTEMPT ANY CORRESPONDENCE WITH DISPATCH. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE FLT ATTENDANTS FOR KEEPING US INFORMED AND CARRYING THEMSELVES IN A CALM AND PROFESSIONAL MANNER. I BELIEVE THIS GREATLY REASSURED THE PAX AND HELPED US TO DO OUR JOB IN THE COCKPIT. I ALSO BELIEVE THE FO DESERVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN THE WAY SHE WORKED THROUGH THE PROB. SHE WAS VERY ORGANIZED AND CLR IN HER THOUGHTS AND IN RUNNING THE CHKLISTS. HER CALM AND PROFESSIONALISM GREATLY REASSURED ME. HER SUGGESTIONS OF DISPATCHING THE CFR EQUIP AND MAKING THEM ESCORT US TO THE GATE ARE EXAMPLES OF HER BEING COMPLETELY INVOLVED AT ALL TIMES. THE FO AND I HAD NEVER FLOWN TOGETHER BEFORE TODAY, BUT WE FLEW TOGETHER AS ALL THE TRAINING AT ACR HAD INTENDED US TO DO. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 392958: ABOUT 30 MINS FROM LNDG THERE WAS A LOUD 'BANG' IN THE CABIN. IT SEEMED TO ME TO COME FROM THE CEILING. I CALLED THE COCKPIT, THEY SAID THEY SHOWED NO PROBS AND I TOLD THEM WHAT I HEARD. A COUPLE OF MINS LATER THEY CALLED ME BACK TO INFORM OF ENG (R) SHUTDOWN AND HAD ME CHK OUT THE WINDOW FOR OIL ON ENG OR WINDOWS. I RPTED NONE. CAPT MADE PA OF PROB AND REASSURED PAX THAT THERE WILL BE NO PROBS LNDG. ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBS. COCKPIT CREW HANDLED SIT GREAT.

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.