CRJ200 flight crew has #1 engine fail during climb; declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	699840
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 24500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	699840
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	699841
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through FL245 we experienced a brief vibration; heard a rumbling noise and lost power on the #1 engine. We notified ATC requesting a descent; determined a safest drift-down airspeed and ensured we had positive control of the airplane. We then complied with applicable QRH emergency and abnormal checklists; declared an emergency and determined that ZZZ was the nearest suitable airport based on our location and available landing distance. The first officer notified flight attendant of the problem and that we would make an emergency landing at ZZZ. Time remaining and type of emergency preparations to be used were clarified. First officer then informed the passenger. We conducted a visual approach and landed without incident. Supplemental information from acn 699841: an emergency was declared with ATC and we diverted to ZZZ. At ZZZ an overweight; single-engine landing was accomplished without further incident. On a postflt inspection; maintenance discovered the engine had lost all oil pressure due to failure of a cover plate on the accessory gear box.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW HAS #1 ENG FAIL DURING CLB; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL245 WE EXPERIENCED A BRIEF VIBRATION; HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE AND LOST PWR ON THE #1 ENG. WE NOTIFIED ATC REQUESTING A DSCNT; DETERMINED A SAFEST DRIFT-DOWN AIRSPD AND ENSURED WE HAD POSITIVE CTL OF THE AIRPLANE. WE THEN COMPLIED WITH APPLICABLE QRH EMER AND ABNORMAL CHKLISTS; DECLARED AN EMER AND DETERMINED THAT ZZZ WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT BASED ON OUR LOCATION AND AVAILABLE LNDG DISTANCE. THE FO NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANT OF THE PROB AND THAT WE WOULD MAKE AN EMER LNDG AT ZZZ. TIME REMAINING AND TYPE OF EMER PREPARATIONS TO BE USED WERE CLARIFIED. FO THEN INFORMED THE PAX. WE CONDUCTED A VISUAL APCH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 699841: AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ. AT ZZZ AN OVERWT; SINGLE-ENG LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ON A POSTFLT INSPECTION; MAINT DISCOVERED THE ENG HAD LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE DUE TO FAILURE OF A COVER PLATE ON THE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX.

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.