MD80 flight crew experienced catastrophic engine failure on departure and diverted to nearby airport...

Attributes
ACN	826612
Time
Date	200903
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	SID N/S
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 2500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Following takeoff from ZZZ at 1;300 ft MSL; the right engine had a catastrophic failure. Emergency was declared. Qrf procedures were accomplished. Landed at ZZZ1. Arff inspected the aircraft on the runway. It was determined safe to taxi the aircraft to gate. Passengers were deplaned at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 flight crew experienced catastrophic engine failure on departure and diverted to nearby airport with longer runway.

Narrative: Following takeoff from ZZZ at 1;300 FT MSL; the right engine had a catastrophic failure. Emergency was declared. QRF procedures were accomplished. Landed at ZZZ1. ARFF inspected the aircraft on the runway. It was determined safe to taxi the aircraft to gate. Passengers were deplaned at the gate.

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.