An MD80 in climb at FL200 declared an emergency and diverted due loss of power in #2 engine caused by failed turbine blades.

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Attributes
ACN	493290
Time
Date	200011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	493290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 eng indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At FL200 in climb, #2 engine seized. Returned to pit as an emergency aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine spooled down rapidly and when examined on the ground the turbine blades were all about 1 inch shorter as far up the engine as we could see. The reporter said maintenance suspected 1 or more high pressure turbine blades failed. The reporter stated the engine was a pratt & whitney JT8D-217 and was replaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 IN CLB AT FL200 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE LOSS OF PWR IN #2 ENG CAUSED BY FAILED TURBINE BLADES.

Narrative: AT FL200 IN CLB, #2 ENG SEIZED. RETURNED TO PIT AS AN EMER ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG SPOOLED DOWN RAPIDLY AND WHEN EXAMINED ON THE GND THE TURBINE BLADES WERE ALL ABOUT 1 INCH SHORTER AS FAR UP THE ENG AS WE COULD SEE. THE RPTR SAID MAINT SUSPECTED 1 OR MORE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES FAILED. THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A PRATT & WHITNEY JT8D-217 AND WAS REPLACED.

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.