Air carrier flight experiences engine failure at FL280, declares emergency.

Attributes
ACN	464039
Time
Date	200002
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tus.vortac
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	464039
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instrument other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

FL280 operations normal, then we heard a loud combustion and a major yaw of the aircraft. A quick conclusion was arrived when we observed the right engine instruments were deteriorating rapidly. Flight attendant #1 advanced to the cockpit before she could be summoned. She observed checklist in hand and asked is everything ok. Captain responded no. The test responses were then given to the flight attendant and the aircraft was being prepared for landing, with no anticipation of evacuate/evacuation at this time. The engine flameout checklist was completed and the volume 1 items reviewed. Oil qty was observed to be zero, therefore, a restart was not a consideration. Tus was directly on the nose and an emergency was declared with ZAB. I made 2 PA's to calm everyone in the cabin. As per the flight attendants it was done very well. Passenger remained calm and reassured throughout the incident. Aircraft was landed uneventful, fire fighters observed no exterior damage or evidence of fire/smoke. Aircraft was then taxied to gate without further incident. General manager tus, emergency crew tus, police tus, all were terrific. What helps a captain is a good first officer. We clicked like a good day in the simulator. Lastly, my sincere thanks and gratitude to the ground personnel at tus for their support, including ATC. Without the support of these folks my job would have been much more difficult. Thanks to all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT EXPERIENCES ENG FAILURE AT FL280, DECLARES EMER.

Narrative: FL280 OPS NORMAL, THEN WE HEARD A LOUD COMBUSTION AND A MAJOR YAW OF THE ACFT. A QUICK CONCLUSION WAS ARRIVED WHEN WE OBSERVED THE R ENG INSTS WERE DETERIORATING RAPIDLY. FLT ATTENDANT #1 ADVANCED TO THE COCKPIT BEFORE SHE COULD BE SUMMONED. SHE OBSERVED CHKLIST IN HAND AND ASKED IS EVERYTHING OK. CAPT RESPONDED NO. THE TEST RESPONSES WERE THEN GIVEN TO THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE ACFT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR LNDG, WITH NO ANTICIPATION OF EVAC AT THIS TIME. THE ENG FLAMEOUT CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED AND THE VOLUME 1 ITEMS REVIEWED. OIL QTY WAS OBSERVED TO BE ZERO, THEREFORE, A RESTART WAS NOT A CONSIDERATION. TUS WAS DIRECTLY ON THE NOSE AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ZAB. I MADE 2 PA'S TO CALM EVERYONE IN THE CABIN. AS PER THE FLT ATTENDANTS IT WAS DONE VERY WELL. PAX REMAINED CALM AND REASSURED THROUGHOUT THE INCIDENT. ACFT WAS LANDED UNEVENTFUL, FIRE FIGHTERS OBSERVED NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE/SMOKE. ACFT WAS THEN TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GENERAL MGR TUS, EMER CREW TUS, POLICE TUS, ALL WERE TERRIFIC. WHAT HELPS A CAPT IS A GOOD FO. WE CLICKED LIKE A GOOD DAY IN THE SIMULATOR. LASTLY, MY SINCERE THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE GND PERSONNEL AT TUS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, INCLUDING ATC. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THESE FOLKS MY JOB WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. THANKS TO ALL.

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.