<< >> NASA ASRS Report 819385, January 2009

B737 captain describes engine failure occurring during climb through 10.000 ft. Engine is secured and safe return to departure airport ensued. Turbine damage is visible.

Attributes
ACN	819385
Time
Date	200901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 178 Flight Crew Total 13600 Flight Crew Type 8100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After departing ZZZ climbing through 10;000 ft; we heard a loud bang; felt a significant momentary airframe shudder and yaw to the left and noted indications of a left engine failure. An emergency was declared and we returned to ZZZ accomplishing a 1-engine inoperative approach and landing. On postflight inspection; significant damage was visible to the left engine turbine and pieces of turbine blades remained in the bottom of the engine. No damage was visible to the compressor blades; engine inlet or exterior of the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain describes engine failure occurring during climb through 10.000 FT. Engine is secured and safe return to departure airport ensued. Turbine damage is visible.

Narrative: After departing ZZZ climbing through 10;000 FT; we heard a loud bang; felt a significant momentary airframe shudder and yaw to the left and noted indications of a left engine failure. An emergency was declared and we returned to ZZZ accomplishing a 1-engine inoperative approach and landing. On postflight inspection; significant damage was visible to the left engine turbine and pieces of turbine blades remained in the bottom of the engine. No damage was visible to the compressor blades; engine inlet or exterior of the engine.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.