What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approx. 1308 EST, northwest flight 1515 departed alb. During climbout, at approx. 1000 ft. MSL, the flight crew heard a loud thump and #2 engine rolled back to idle. Crew selected idle with throttle. Engine ran smooth but vibrated when power was added. Crew left engine running, declared an emergency and performed a single engine landing on r/w 1. Upon landing, aircraft stopped on taxiway alpha and all 81 pax. Were deplaned via airstairs without injury. Ground crew attempted to tow aircraft to ramp but brakes on right side were siezed. Maintenance crew removed outer wheel assy. And freed brake, and removed air from inner wheel assy. Aircraft was then towed to the ramp with the inner tire skidding. Visual inspection through the tailpipe revealed significant damage to the turbine section.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROX. 1308 EST, NORTHWEST FLIGHT 1515 DEPARTED ALB. DURING CLIMBOUT, AT APPROX. 1000 FT. MSL, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND #2 ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. CREW SELECTED IDLE WITH THROTTLE. ENGINE RAN SMOOTH BUT VIBRATED WHEN POWER WAS ADDED. CREW LEFT ENGINE RUNNING, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED A SINGLE ENGINE LANDING ON R/W 1. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON TAXIWAY ALPHA AND ALL 81 PAX. WERE DEPLANED VIA AIRSTAIRS WITHOUT INJURY. GROUND CREW ATTEMPTED TO TOW AIRCRAFT TO RAMP BUT BRAKES ON RIGHT SIDE WERE SIEZED. MAINTENANCE CREW REMOVED OUTER WHEEL ASSY. AND FREED BRAKE, AND REMOVED AIR FROM INNER WHEEL ASSY. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE RAMP WITH THE INNER TIRE SKIDDING. VISUAL INSPECTION THROUGH THE TAILPIPE REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE TURBINE SECTION.
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