B737-800 flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to land after in-flight engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	562586
Time
Date	200209
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy.airport
State Reference	LA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 7
ASRS Report	562586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Our aircraft diverted to msy due to the #1 engine failure in-flight. There was a loud bang, then the aircraft shook for a min or so. Flight attendants followed the captain's instructions to prepare the cabin for a 1 engine landing without the anticipation of a ground evacuate/evacuation. Flight attendants obtained and reviewed emergency procedures. The flight landed at msy with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER INFLT ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: OUR ACFT DIVERTED TO MSY DUE TO THE #1 ENG FAILURE INFLT. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THEN THE ACFT SHOOK FOR A MIN OR SO. FLT ATTENDANTS FOLLOWED THE CAPT'S INSTRUCTIONS TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR A 1 ENG LNDG WITHOUT THE ANTICIPATION OF A GND EVAC. FLT ATTENDANTS OBTAINED AND REVIEWED EMER PROCS. THE FLT LANDED AT MSY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.