MD80 crew had engine failure after reaching cruise altitude departing dfw.

Attributes
ACN	508551
Time
Date	200104
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc artcc : zdc.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 attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time total : 0.25
ASRS Report	508551
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1-2-3-6
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 30-45 mins into flight, heard loud bang throughout aircraft by all. Continued beverage service until captain called to approach cockpit. Captain asked if heard loud bang, said yes. Captain said #2 engine out, turn back to dfw. Got information from captain, but said not necessary, prepare for emergency landing, plan emergency evacuate/evacuation. Informed #2 and #4 flight attendants. Secured galleys/cabins for landing in 20 mins. No difference with #2 engine out. Flight smooth and normal. Safe landing, taxi in, deplane of passenger, swap equipment adjacent to catering. Reboarded passenger, continued flight to pdx. Approximately 5 passenger rebooked for next day. All passenger extremely happy and thankful they arrived/landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT DEPARTING DFW.

Narrative: APPROX 30-45 MINS INTO FLT, HEARD LOUD BANG THROUGHOUT ACFT BY ALL. CONTINUED BEVERAGE SVC UNTIL CAPT CALLED TO APCH COCKPIT. CAPT ASKED IF HEARD LOUD BANG, SAID YES. CAPT SAID #2 ENG OUT, TURN BACK TO DFW. GOT INFO FROM CAPT, BUT SAID NOT NECESSARY, PREPARE FOR EMER LNDG, PLAN EMER EVAC. INFORMED #2 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS. SECURED GALLEYS/CABINS FOR LNDG IN 20 MINS. NO DIFFERENCE WITH #2 ENG OUT. FLT SMOOTH AND NORMAL. SAFE LNDG, TAXI IN, DEPLANE OF PAX, SWAP EQUIP ADJACENT TO CATERING. REBOARDED PAX, CONTINUED FLT TO PDX. APPROX 5 PAX REBOOKED FOR NEXT DAY. ALL PAX EXTREMELY HAPPY AND THANKFUL THEY ARRIVED/LANDED SAFELY.

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.