EMB120 engine fails on departure from mia, diverts to rsw for landing.

Attributes
ACN	449721
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ely.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : ns.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 11900 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	449721
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
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

En route to eyw from mco at cruise flight, 15000 ft, approximately 55 NM north of eyw in VMC conditions we experienced an engine failure on the #1 engine. First officer the PF at this time, and I, the PNF, verified the appropriate engine which failed and proceeded with the engine shutdown checklist for that engine. At this time, engine secured, we declared an emergency with mia center and requested a diversion to rsw which was promptly approved. We then completed the entire precautionary engine shutdown checklist as per our flight standards manual. Once complete I notified the flight attendant of our situation and gave her all the specific details she would need to know, eg, what happened, what we did, where we were now going and time. I also at this time made a PA and explained to our passenger our diversion, etc. Once complete, a positive xfer of controls was given to me, as PIC -- I was now the PF. Appropriate stations were notified along with our flight dispatcher. We made an uneventful approach and landing in rsw and with the airplane under complete control taxied to our gate. Passenger deplaned normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB120 ENG FAILS ON DEP FROM MIA, DIVERTS TO RSW FOR LNDG.

Narrative: ENRTE TO EYW FROM MCO AT CRUISE FLT, 15000 FT, APPROX 55 NM N OF EYW IN VMC CONDITIONS WE EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE ON THE #1 ENG. FO THE PF AT THIS TIME, AND I, THE PNF, VERIFIED THE APPROPRIATE ENG WHICH FAILED AND PROCEEDED WITH THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST FOR THAT ENG. AT THIS TIME, ENG SECURED, WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH MIA CTR AND REQUESTED A DIVERSION TO RSW WHICH WAS PROMPTLY APPROVED. WE THEN COMPLETED THE ENTIRE PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST AS PER OUR FLT STANDARDS MANUAL. ONCE COMPLETE I NOTIFIED THE FLT ATTENDANT OF OUR SIT AND GAVE HER ALL THE SPECIFIC DETAILS SHE WOULD NEED TO KNOW, EG, WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT WE DID, WHERE WE WERE NOW GOING AND TIME. I ALSO AT THIS TIME MADE A PA AND EXPLAINED TO OUR PAX OUR DIVERSION, ETC. ONCE COMPLETE, A POSITIVE XFER OF CTLS WAS GIVEN TO ME, AS PIC -- I WAS NOW THE PF. APPROPRIATE STATIONS WERE NOTIFIED ALONG WITH OUR FLT DISPATCHER. WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG IN RSW AND WITH THE AIRPLANE UNDER COMPLETE CTL TAXIED TO OUR GATE. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY.

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.