Air carrier large transport engine failure on takeoff roll. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	101952
Time
Date	198901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9800
ASRS Report	101952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff of flight to st maarten the #3 engine would not produce takeoff thrust. It came up to about 1.98 EPR and #1 and 2 were normal takeoff thrust of 2.04. When we pushed the throttle forward the engine would not respond, so I aborted the takeoff at about 60 KTS and taxied clear of the runway. After determining there was no fire we taxied back to the gate and maintenance told us the engine had blown taking out the whole turbine section. The only possible contributing factor I can think of was the #3 engine was started late and it was a cold day. Although we let it warm for about 3-4 mins, the oil temperature was just touching the green for takeoff. It was a low speed abort and we had no additional problems. A better warm up may or may not have helped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT ENGINE FAILURE ON TKOF ROLL. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: ON TKOF OF FLT TO ST MAARTEN THE #3 ENG WOULD NOT PRODUCE TKOF THRUST. IT CAME UP TO ABOUT 1.98 EPR AND #1 AND 2 WERE NORMAL TKOF THRUST OF 2.04. WHEN WE PUSHED THE THROTTLE FORWARD THE ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND, SO I ABORTED THE TKOF AT ABOUT 60 KTS AND TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NO FIRE WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND MAINT TOLD US THE ENG HAD BLOWN TAKING OUT THE WHOLE TURBINE SECTION. THE ONLY POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR I CAN THINK OF WAS THE #3 ENG WAS STARTED LATE AND IT WAS A COLD DAY. ALTHOUGH WE LET IT WARM FOR ABOUT 3-4 MINS, THE OIL TEMP WAS JUST TOUCHING THE GREEN FOR TKOF. IT WAS A LOW SPD ABORT AND WE HAD NO ADDITIONAL PROBS. A BETTER WARM UP MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HELPED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.