Narrative:

While leveling off at FL180; I began to smoothly add thrust. As I added thrust we heard a loud bang and the airplane had a significant shake. I also felt the action in the #2 thrust lever. As we continued to add thrust I felt the aircraft yaw and noticed the #2 engine was not spooling up. The #1 engine responded normally. I continued to add power to the #2 engine. It did not respond. I continued to add thrust to the #1 engine and leveled off. At this time the #2 N1 35%; the N2 65%; itt 725 degrees. All other indications were normal. I tried on several occasions to add power to the #2 engine; however; it did not respond. Only the itt raised slightly. I pulled the #2 thrust lever to idle on several occasions and the engine would go to idle. We discussed what had happened and possible causes and solutions. We were both concerned that there was some type of damage due to the significance of the action. We were also concerned that there was a problem that would manifest itself later in the flight; ie; fuel; oil; hydraulic leak and/or possible fire. At this time we felt the best decision was to shut down the engine to prevent a more serious problem at a lower altitude. We performed the severe damage in-flight procedure and QRH as well as the single engine abnormal QRH. At this time we were approximately 65-70 mi from ZZZ. We continued on to ZZZ. We had to lose 18000 ft; run procedures and checklists. We also felt that the runway at ZZZ at 10000 ft was sufficient as well as ZZZ's crash fire rescue equipment. We did declare an emergency and continued on. My first officer completed all QRH procedures and talked to the flight attendant. We completed a single engine approach to the runway without event. We had previously informed ZZZ operations we were going on our way and to advise dispatch as well as maintenance. After landing I had crash fire rescue equipment look for fire or damage of the #2 engine. Crash fire rescue equipment stated no fire or visible damage. We continued on to the gate. The passenger were calm. The flight attendant; as well as myself; made an announcement. Once all passenger were off the aircraft; I contacted dispatch; maintenance and had a chief pilot paged. The chief pilot contacted me and I explained the situation. As stated earlier; our concern was the best option to complete this flight safely; keeping in mind to minimize the damage to the aircraft as well as the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ FLT CREW EXPERIENCED NON RESPONSIVE AND OVERTEMPED #2 ENG DURING LEVELOFF FROM DSCNT. PERFORM QRH PROCS; SHUT DOWN ENG; AND CONTINUE TO NEARBY DEST.

Narrative: WHILE LEVELING OFF AT FL180; I BEGAN TO SMOOTHLY ADD THRUST. AS I ADDED THRUST WE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRPLANE HAD A SIGNIFICANT SHAKE. I ALSO FELT THE ACTION IN THE #2 THRUST LEVER. AS WE CONTINUED TO ADD THRUST I FELT THE ACFT YAW AND NOTICED THE #2 ENG WAS NOT SPOOLING UP. THE #1 ENG RESPONDED NORMALLY. I CONTINUED TO ADD PWR TO THE #2 ENG. IT DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUED TO ADD THRUST TO THE #1 ENG AND LEVELED OFF. AT THIS TIME THE #2 N1 35%; THE N2 65%; ITT 725 DEGS. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. I TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ADD PWR TO THE #2 ENG; HOWEVER; IT DID NOT RESPOND. ONLY THE ITT RAISED SLIGHTLY. I PULLED THE #2 THRUST LEVER TO IDLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE ENG WOULD GO TO IDLE. WE DISCUSSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND POSSIBLE CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS. WE WERE BOTH CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF DAMAGE DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ACTION. WE WERE ALSO CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A PROB THAT WOULD MANIFEST ITSELF LATER IN THE FLT; IE; FUEL; OIL; HYD LEAK AND/OR POSSIBLE FIRE. AT THIS TIME WE FELT THE BEST DECISION WAS TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG TO PREVENT A MORE SERIOUS PROB AT A LOWER ALT. WE PERFORMED THE SEVERE DAMAGE INFLT PROC AND QRH AS WELL AS THE SINGLE ENG ABNORMAL QRH. AT THIS TIME WE WERE APPROX 65-70 MI FROM ZZZ. WE CONTINUED ON TO ZZZ. WE HAD TO LOSE 18000 FT; RUN PROCS AND CHKLISTS. WE ALSO FELT THAT THE RWY AT ZZZ AT 10000 FT WAS SUFFICIENT AS WELL AS ZZZ'S CFR. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER AND CONTINUED ON. MY FO COMPLETED ALL QRH PROCS AND TALKED TO THE FLT ATTENDANT. WE COMPLETED A SINGLE ENG APCH TO THE RWY WITHOUT EVENT. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY INFORMED ZZZ OPS WE WERE GOING ON OUR WAY AND TO ADVISE DISPATCH AS WELL AS MAINT. AFTER LNDG I HAD CFR LOOK FOR FIRE OR DAMAGE OF THE #2 ENG. CFR STATED NO FIRE OR VISIBLE DAMAGE. WE CONTINUED ON TO THE GATE. THE PAX WERE CALM. THE FLT ATTENDANT; AS WELL AS MYSELF; MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. ONCE ALL PAX WERE OFF THE ACFT; I CONTACTED DISPATCH; MAINT AND HAD A CHIEF PLT PAGED. THE CHIEF PLT CONTACTED ME AND I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. AS STATED EARLIER; OUR CONCERN WAS THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE THIS FLT SAFELY; KEEPING IN MIND TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AS WELL AS THE ENG.

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.