An A320's left engine failed in flight and simultaneously indicated a thrust reverser fault. An emer...

Narrative:

First the left engine made a hesitation and rolled back slightly. We checked the engine page and everything returned to normal engine indications. After about 30 more seconds the left engine failed; no N2 indication followed by a call from out in-flight team about smoke in the cabin. We also noticed slight smoke on the flight deck. We declared an emergency and initiated an emergency decent. I took over as the flying pilot and requested for first officer to initiate ECAM actions. We had an indication of #1 engine failed and left TR unsafe. Due to the TR unsafe I slowly reduced the speed to a 240 KTS speed limit. We decided to land as soon as possible and were given vectors for an ILS. About ten minutes before landing I advised our in-flight team and our guests that our #1 engine failed but everything was under control and that we were planning to make a precautionary landing. After an uneventful landing I told everyone to remain seated and after confirming with the fire department that no fire existed we decided to find a gate and de-plane at the terminal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A320's left engine failed in flight and simultaneously indicated a Thrust Reverser fault. An emergency was declared and crew diverted to a nearby airport.

Narrative: First the left engine made a hesitation and rolled back slightly. We checked the engine page and everything returned to normal engine indications. After about 30 more seconds the left engine failed; no N2 indication followed by a call from out in-flight team about smoke in the cabin. We also noticed slight smoke on the flight deck. We declared an emergency and initiated an emergency decent. I took over as the flying pilot and requested for First Officer to initiate ECAM actions. We had an indication of #1 engine failed and left TR unsafe. Due to the TR unsafe I slowly reduced the speed to a 240 KTS speed limit. We decided to land ASAP and were given vectors for an ILS. About ten minutes before landing I advised our in-flight team and our guests that our #1 engine failed but everything was under control and that we were planning to make a precautionary landing. After an uneventful landing I told everyone to remain seated and after confirming with the fire department that no fire existed we decided to find a gate and de-plane at the terminal.

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.

Attributes
ACN	860083
Time
Date	200911
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

An A320's left engine failed in flight and simultaneously indicated a thrust reverser fault. An emergency was declared and crew diverted to a nearby airport.