An MD80 experienced a catastrophic right engine turbine failure after takeoff. The crew declared an emergency and returned to departure airport.

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Attributes
ACN	685097
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	685097
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	689001
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff; at 4000 ft; we heard an explosive sound and then noticed we lost our right engine. I immediately leveled off and turned the airplane back around to land at ZZZ. The captain briefed the flight attendants and passenger and ran the checklist. I flew the airplane to a successful single engine landing. After we landed; crash fire rescue equipment looked over our airplane and reported no signs of fire. Later; at the gate; maintenance informed us that we experienced a failure of a turbine blade.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC R ENG TURBINE FAILURE AFTER TKOF. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; AT 4000 FT; WE HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND THEN NOTICED WE LOST OUR R ENG. I IMMEDIATELY LEVELED OFF AND TURNED THE AIRPLANE BACK AROUND TO LAND AT ZZZ. THE CAPT BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX AND RAN THE CHKLIST. I FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO A SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENG LNDG. AFTER WE LANDED; CFR LOOKED OVER OUR AIRPLANE AND RPTED NO SIGNS OF FIRE. LATER; AT THE GATE; MAINT INFORMED US THAT WE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF A TURBINE BLADE.

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.