Narrative:

During climb at about 4000 feet; we heard a loud bang; felt an airframe vibration and noticed tgt indication in excess of red line and engine began spooling down. Performed emergency checklist and procedures; declared emergency and returned to the departure airport without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B717 Flight Crew declared an emergency and returned to their departure airport when an engine failed.

Narrative: During climb at about 4000 feet; we heard a loud bang; felt an airframe vibration and noticed TGT indication in excess of red line and engine began spooling down. Performed emergency checklist and procedures; declared emergency and returned to the departure airport without further incident.

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.