B737-400 suffers engine failure at cruise. Diverts to nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	761099
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
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 : 210 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	761099
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	761100
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure at altitude. Declared an emergency; ran the engine failure checklist; engine started normally. Diverted to ZZZ; landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-400 SUFFERS ENGINE FAILURE AT CRUISE. DIVERTS TO NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE AT ALT. DECLARED AN EMER; RAN THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST; ENG STARTED NORMALLY. DIVERTED TO ZZZ; LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.