CL65 flight crew has an engine failure, declares an emergency and diverts to cvg.

Attributes
ACN	595980
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	595980
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng instruements other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Started feeling and hearing vibration and noticed the #1 engine fan vibe indication was very erratic between .2 and 2.1. The engine suddenly shut down. We declared an emergency and started a single engine drift-down. We first asked for vectors to crw or hts because they were the closest. We then realized due to those airports having mountainous terrain, special use airports, and we were also over our maximum landing weight, this was no longer a safe option. Cvg was our next closest safe airport, and we received immediate vectors to cvg. We were only 118 mi from cvg and this gave us just enough time to complete checklists and talk to dispatch, maintenance, passenger and the flight attendant. We proceeded to cvg for an uneventful landing. I know that crw and hts were closer, but I believe that cvg was our closest suitable airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 FLT CREW HAS AN ENG FAILURE, DECLARES AN EMER AND DIVERTS TO CVG.

Narrative: STARTED FEELING AND HEARING VIBRATION AND NOTICED THE #1 ENG FAN VIBE INDICATION WAS VERY ERRATIC BTWN .2 AND 2.1. THE ENG SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND STARTED A SINGLE ENG DRIFT-DOWN. WE FIRST ASKED FOR VECTORS TO CRW OR HTS BECAUSE THEY WERE THE CLOSEST. WE THEN REALIZED DUE TO THOSE ARPTS HAVING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, SPECIAL USE ARPTS, AND WE WERE ALSO OVER OUR MAX LNDG WT, THIS WAS NO LONGER A SAFE OPTION. CVG WAS OUR NEXT CLOSEST SAFE ARPT, AND WE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE VECTORS TO CVG. WE WERE ONLY 118 MI FROM CVG AND THIS GAVE US JUST ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE CHKLISTS AND TALK TO DISPATCH, MAINT, PAX AND THE FLT ATTENDANT. WE PROCEEDED TO CVG FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. I KNOW THAT CRW AND HTS WERE CLOSER, BUT I BELIEVE THAT CVG WAS OUR CLOSEST SUITABLE ARPT.

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.