B737 crew experienced an engine failure at FL330 and diversion to the nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	946783
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

We lost the number two engine at cruise approximately one half hour into the flight. We followed the QRH made the necessary communications and landed without incident. A softball size hole in the gearbox caused the engine to quit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 crew experienced an engine failure at FL330 and diversion to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: We lost the number two engine at cruise approximately one half hour into the flight. We followed the QRH made the necessary communications and landed without incident. A softball size hole in the gearbox caused the engine to quit.

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.