Narrative:

While climbing through FL260 on a clear; smooth night; the aircraft yawed suddenly to the right with much buffeting and noise. A quick scan of the engine instruments showed that the right engine had failed while at climb power; EPR; N1; N2 and egt were near 'zero' indications. The aircraft was leveled off; center was advised of the problem; and an emergency was declared. The abnormal procedure for engine failure was accomplished and we requested and received a clearance for a return to ZZZ; which was our departure airport. A visual single engine approach and landing was accomplished on runway 18R at ZZZ; and after an inspection by crash fire rescue equipment personnel; we taxied to the gate; whereupon the emergency was terminated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B767-300 EXPERIENCE ENG FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. SECURE ENG; DECLARE EMER AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH FL260 ON A CLR; SMOOTH NIGHT; THE ACFT YAWED SUDDENLY TO THE R WITH MUCH BUFFETING AND NOISE. A QUICK SCAN OF THE ENG INSTS SHOWED THAT THE R ENG HAD FAILED WHILE AT CLB PWR; EPR; N1; N2 AND EGT WERE NEAR 'ZERO' INDICATIONS. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED OFF; CTR WAS ADVISED OF THE PROB; AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE ABNORMAL PROC FOR ENG FAILURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR A RETURN TO ZZZ; WHICH WAS OUR DEP ARPT. A VISUAL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RWY 18R AT ZZZ; AND AFTER AN INSPECTION BY CFR PERSONNEL; WE TAXIED TO THE GATE; WHEREUPON THE EMER WAS TERMINATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.