Crj CL65 flight crew has left engine failure during climb; diverts for landing.

Attributes
ACN	725092
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : lszh.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure sid : n/s
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	725092
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were operating ZZZ-phx climbing out of ZZZ passing through 24000 ft when we had a loud bang and jolt. We lost our left engine and returned to ZZZ. Upon returning to ZZZ we found out we had lost our N1 fan and our entire cowling from the left engine. No one was hurt and no loss of aircraft separation occurred as a result of our descent immediately following the engine failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ CL65 FLT CREW HAS L ENG FAILURE DURING CLB; DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: WE WERE OPERATING ZZZ-PHX CLBING OUT OF ZZZ PASSING THROUGH 24000 FT WHEN WE HAD A LOUD BANG AND JOLT. WE LOST OUR L ENG AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. UPON RETURNING TO ZZZ WE FOUND OUT WE HAD LOST OUR N1 FAN AND OUR ENTIRE COWLING FROM THE L ENG. NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO LOSS OF ACFT SEPARATION OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF OUR DSCNT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ENG FAILURE.

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.