Flight crew had an engine failure after takeoff, declared an emergency and returned to iah.

Attributes
ACN	446475
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	446475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 5 mins after takeoff, heard a loud 'bang.' left engine spooled down. Requested return to airport (iah) and emergency equipment. Briefed flight attendants, completed appropriate checklists. Landed overweight (approximately 1500 pounds). Landing was smooth and normal. After emergency personnel looked aircraft over, and reported no problems (except #2 main gear tire deflated -- fuse plug melted), was towed to gate. My sincere compliments to my first officer, flight attendants, and iah personnel for a job well done!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC HAD AN ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF, DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO IAH.

Narrative: APPROX 5 MINS AFTER TKOF, HEARD A LOUD 'BANG.' L ENG SPOOLED DOWN. REQUESTED RETURN TO ARPT (IAH) AND EMER EQUIP. BRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS, COMPLETED APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS. LANDED OVERWT (APPROX 1500 LBS). LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND NORMAL. AFTER EMER PERSONNEL LOOKED ACFT OVER, AND RPTED NO PROBS (EXCEPT #2 MAIN GEAR TIRE DEFLATED -- FUSE PLUG MELTED), WAS TOWED TO GATE. MY SINCERE COMPLIMENTS TO MY FO, FLT ATTENDANTS, AND IAH PERSONNEL FOR A JOB WELL DONE!

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.