DC9-50 flight crew experienced engine failure after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	433221
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : 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 : 140 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	433221
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure from dtw runway 21R at about 2500 ft, the left engine suddenly quit. No vibration or other indications that a problem was about to happen. Declared an emergency and returned to dtw runway 21R for uneventful, single engine landing. Single engine landing weight was 118000 pounds. Sink rate at touchdown was normal with a normal touchdown and no appreciable sideloads.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-50 FLC EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON DEP FROM DTW RWY 21R AT ABOUT 2500 FT, THE L ENG SUDDENLY QUIT. NO VIBRATION OR OTHER INDICATIONS THAT A PROB WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DTW RWY 21R FOR UNEVENTFUL, SINGLE ENG LNDG. SINGLE ENG LNDG WT WAS 118000 LBS. SINK RATE AT TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL WITH A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND NO APPRECIABLE SIDELOADS.

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.