<< >> NASA ASRS Report 897003, June 2010

A MD80's left engine failed catastrophically at 7;700 ft on climb out. An emergency was declared and the flight crew returned to the departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	897003
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
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	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At 7;700 ft during climb; left engine failed along with loud bang and shutter. Declared emergency and accomplished engine/fire/damage/separation checklist. [We] returned to departure airport overweight landing at 131;500 pounds. First officer did an excellent job. Flight attendants also did an excellent job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MD80's left engine failed catastrophically at 7;700 FT on climb out. An emergency was declared and the flight crew returned to the departure airport.

Narrative: At 7;700 FT during climb; left engine failed along with loud bang and shutter. Declared emergency and accomplished ENGINE/FIRE/DAMAGE/SEPARATION Checklist. [We] returned to departure airport overweight landing at 131;500 LBS. First Officer did an excellent job. Flight Attendants also did an excellent job.

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.