INFLT ENG SHUT DOWN MANDATES DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT FOR EMER DECLARED LNDG.

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DEPARTED ORD FOR SLC. APPROX 50 E IOW WHILE CRUISING AT FL280 THE L ENG FLAMED OUT. APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND CLRNC REQUESTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS CID. 2 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE ENG. ACFT WAS LANDED AT CID 13000 POUNDS OVERWT (143000 POUNDS) WITH A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. EMER VEHICLES ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT ENG DAMAGE. ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE TERMINAL. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: THE TIME ELAPSED FROM EMG FAILURE TO LNDG WAS ALMOST 30 MINS. DURING THAT TIME THE WORKLOAD ON A 2 PERSON CREW IS TREMENDOUS. COMS WITH ATC; FLT ATTENDANTS; PAXS; AND EACH OTHER LEAVES LITTLE TIME FOR THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF ACFT PROBLEM ITSELF. OUR CHKLISTS ARE MORE DIRECTED TO ENG FAILURE AT TKOF OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER WITH ALMOST NO GUIDANCE ON PRIORITIES AT ALT. SO MANY BOOKS TO CHK FOR SINGLE ENG ALT; DRIFT RUN SPD; FAILURE CHKLIST; MAX OVERWT LNDG WT FOR RWY AVAILABLE; RESTART CHKLIST AND NORMAL CHKLISTS. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY OWN WRITTEN ROUGH GUIDE FOR THIS TYPE SITUATION; I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO REVISE MANY ITEMS IN LIGHT OF MY EXPERIENCE.