What happened
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On November 18, 2009 flight 5813 departed runway 19R and at approximately 2000 feet AGL the flight crew heard a loud bang and the aircraft momentarily "lurched with very little yaw". The crew did not get a fire warning indication and by the time they were able to observe the engine instruments, they found the left engine RPM was winding down, but the exhaust gas temperature was approaching 800 degrees. The crew secured the left engine and contacted ict control tower to initiate a return to the airport. The crew accomplished the emergency check list and shut the fuel off to the engine. The aircraft landed on runway 19R at approximately 7:20 pm. After landing, the crew elected to come to a full stop on the runway. The tower then notified the crew that it appeared they had an engine exhaust duct fire. The crew used both fire extinguisher bottles on the left engine. And notified the cabin crew to emergency evacuate the passengers. After approximately 20 passengers were evacuated, the crew was notified the fire was extinguished, and the remaining passengers exited through the main cabin door, using portable stairs. Preliminary investigation revealed major damage to the left engine (no.1) third stage turbine wheel and support struts the failure was entirely contained inside the engine. No intake fan damage was found. It is speculated that the damage and fire were caused by internal engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 18, 2009 FLIGHT 5813 DEPARTED RUNWAY 19R AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AGL THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTARILY "LURCHED WITH VERY LITTLE YAW". THE CREW DID NOT GET A FIRE WARNING INDICATION AND BY THE TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO OBSERVE THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, THEY FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE RPM WAS WINDING DOWN, BUT THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE WAS APPROACHING 800 DEGREES. THE CREW SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND CONTACTED ICT CONTROL TOWER TO INITIATE A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND SHUT THE FUEL OFF TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 19R AT APPROXIMATELY 7:20 PM. AFTER LANDING, THE CREW ELECTED TO COME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER THEN NOTIFIED THE CREW THAT IT APPEARED THEY HAD AN ENGINE EXHAUST DUCT FIRE. THE CREW USED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES ON THE LEFT ENGINE. AND NOTIFIED THE CABIN CREW TO EMERGENCY EVACUATE THE PASSENGERS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED, THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND THE REMAINING PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, USING PORTABLE STAIRS.PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE (NO.1) THIRD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL AND SUPPORT STRUTS THE FAILURE WAS ENTIRELY CONTAINED INSIDE THE ENGINE. NO INTAKE FAN DAMAGE WAS FOUND. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE DAMAGE AND FIRE WERE CAUSED BY INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.
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