MD80 captain reports engine failure at FL340 with an emergency declared and diversion to nearest sui...

Attributes
ACN	741177
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
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	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	741177
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising at FL340 abeam ZZZ left engine failed. Oil pressure and hydraulic pressure near zero with minimal windmill rotation. Declared emergency; started a divert to ZZZ and ran the severe damage checklist. Landed at ZZZ; stopped on the runway and had arff inspect the engine. No anomalies noted and we taxied to the gate where we changed equipment and departed. Significant kudos to the first officer for his invaluable assistance during the event. Also kudos to the ZZZ station for turning us around in 1 hour at XA00. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: post flight inspection by maintenance revealed that the accessory drive gear box had disintegrated taking out the fuel control and stopping fuel flow to the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPTAIN REPORTS ENGINE FAILURE AT FL340 WITH AN EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DIVERSION TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.

Narrative: CRUISING AT FL340 ABEAM ZZZ L ENG FAILED. OIL PRESSURE AND HYD PRESSURE NEAR ZERO WITH MINIMAL WINDMILL ROTATION. DECLARED EMER; STARTED A DIVERT TO ZZZ AND RAN THE SEVERE DAMAGE CHKLIST. LANDED AT ZZZ; STOPPED ON THE RWY AND HAD ARFF INSPECT THE ENG. NO ANOMALIES NOTED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WHERE WE CHANGED EQUIP AND DEPARTED. SIGNIFICANT KUDOS TO THE FO FOR HIS INVALUABLE ASSISTANCE DURING THE EVENT. ALSO KUDOS TO THE ZZZ STATION FOR TURNING US AROUND IN 1 HR AT XA00. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR BOX HAD DISINTEGRATED TAKING OUT THE FUEL CONTROL AND STOPPING FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

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.

MD80 captain reports engine failure at FL340 with an emergency declared and diversion to nearest suitable airport.