What happened
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(-23) On may 19, 2005, at about 09:25 central daylight time, trans states airlines flight 5699, an Embraer Emb-145LR airplane, N814HK, sustained uncontained damage to the left engine, a rolls royce AE3007A1 turbofan, as the airplane was climbing through FL 310 near Kansas city, Missouri. The flight crew reported that as the airplane was climbing through FL 310, the flight attendant reported a loud crashing noise in the rear of the cabin. Additionally, a passenger reported seeing a flash from the left engine. The captain stated that he visually checked the left engine and saw a hole in the cowl. The captain also reported the left engine's N1 and N2 RPM and interturbine temperature were lower than the right engine and that the airplane would not accelerate to cruise speed. The flight crew kept the left engine running, but elected to return to st. Louis, Missouri and declared an emergency. The crew reported that while they were approaching st. Louis and retarded the power levers to idle, they had their first indication of vibration from the left engine. The crew stated that they then shutdown the left engine and landed without further incident. No injuries to crew, 49 passengers & 2 lap children.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 19, 2005, AT ABOUT 09:25 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, TRANS STATES AIRLINES FLIGHT 5699, AN EMBRAER EMB-145LR AIRPLANE, N814HK, SUSTAINED UNCONTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE, A ROLLS ROYCE AE3007A1 TURBOFAN, AS THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL 310 NEAR KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL 310, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A LOUD CRASHING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN. ADDITIONALLY, A PASSENGER REPORTED SEEING A FLASH FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE LEFT ENGINE AND SAW A HOLE IN THE COWL. THE CAPTAIN ALSO REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE'S N1 AND N2 RPM AND INTERTURBINE TEMPERATURE WERE LOWER THAN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO CRUISE SPEED. THE FLIGHT CREW KEPT THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, BUT ELECTED TO RETURN TO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE THEY WERE APPROACHING ST. LOUIS AND RETARDED THE POWER LEVERS TO IDLE, THEY HAD THEIR FIRST INDICATION OF VIBRATION FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY THEN SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES TO CREW, 49 PASSENGERS & 2 LAP CHILDREN.
NTSB investigation
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