Narrative:

We were climbing through FL260 when we heard a loud boom from right side of aircraft. Looking at engine instruments on #2 and noticed that itt went in the red. We immediately pulled the thrust lever to idle. E2 out message appeared on EICAS. Declared emergency with ATC and asked for a turn to ZZZ. Following company procedures we proceeded with E2 out abnormal checklist; then precautionary engine shutdown checklist. Dispatch was contacted next who advised that they wished for us to divert to ZZZ1. We then advised ATC we wished to proceed to ZZZ1. ATC then gave us direct to ZZZ1. Told flight attendant we had an engine out and to start his steps. Checked engine instruments and oil quantity; which was 10 quarts. Then proceeded with engine air start checklist with APU assisted start. We were thinking that if we got the engine started it would be better to have that extra thrust than none at all. During engine start; saw there was no itt rise then we shut it down. ATC gave us radar vectors to runway 6 ILS at ZZZ1. Then one engine inoperative approach and landing with one engine inoperative go around checklist completed. Then normal descent; approach and landing; and landing checklist were completed. Cleared for ILS runway 6 and cleared to land runway 6. ATC asked if we needed emergency equipment. Our response was yes thinking having them there is better than not having them at all. We landed safely and rolled to the end of runway where we exited safely. Ran after landing checklist and there was no need for evacuate/evacuation or emergency vehicle assistance; and told ground emergency equipment were no longer needed. Taxied to gate where we shut the plane down and deplaned normally.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB145 CREW EXPERIENCED A LARGE BOOM FOLLOWED BY A #2 ENG FAILURE. THEY DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO A NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: WE WERE CLBING THROUGH FL260 WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD BOOM FROM R SIDE OF ACFT. LOOKING AT ENG INSTS ON #2 AND NOTICED THAT ITT WENT IN THE RED. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THRUST LEVER TO IDLE. E2 OUT MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND ASKED FOR A TURN TO ZZZ. FOLLOWING COMPANY PROCS WE PROCEEDED WITH E2 OUT ABNORMAL CHKLIST; THEN PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. DISPATCH WAS CONTACTED NEXT WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WISHED FOR US TO DIVERT TO ZZZ1. WE THEN ADVISED ATC WE WISHED TO PROCEED TO ZZZ1. ATC THEN GAVE US DIRECT TO ZZZ1. TOLD FLT ATTENDANT WE HAD AN ENG OUT AND TO START HIS STEPS. CHKED ENG INSTS AND OIL QUANTITY; WHICH WAS 10 QUARTS. THEN PROCEEDED WITH ENG AIR START CHKLIST WITH APU ASSISTED START. WE WERE THINKING THAT IF WE GOT THE ENG STARTED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THAT EXTRA THRUST THAN NONE AT ALL. DURING ENG START; SAW THERE WAS NO ITT RISE THEN WE SHUT IT DOWN. ATC GAVE US RADAR VECTORS TO RWY 6 ILS AT ZZZ1. THEN ONE ENG INOP APCH AND LNDG WITH ONE ENG INOP GAR CHKLIST COMPLETED. THEN NORMAL DSCNT; APCH AND LNDG; AND LNDG CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED. CLRED FOR ILS RWY 6 AND CLRED TO LAND RWY 6. ATC ASKED IF WE NEEDED EMER EQUIP. OUR RESPONSE WAS YES THINKING HAVING THEM THERE IS BETTER THAN NOT HAVING THEM AT ALL. WE LANDED SAFELY AND ROLLED TO THE END OF RWY WHERE WE EXITED SAFELY. RAN AFTER LNDG CHKLIST AND THERE WAS NO NEED FOR EVAC OR EMER VEHICLE ASSISTANCE; AND TOLD GND EMER EQUIP WERE NO LONGER NEEDED. TAXIED TO GATE WHERE WE SHUT THE PLANE DOWN AND DEPLANED NORMALLY.

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.