Air carrier medium large transport engine failure. In-flight engine shutdown.

Attributes
ACN	102000
Time
Date	198901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem airport : orl
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : zme
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	102000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At orl, at rotation, heard unusual noise (loud) like blown tire or tire cap. F/a's advised strong burning rubber smell in cabin, very slight in cockpit. Asked orl tower for runway check for rubber, debris, etc. They reported none. Continued flight toward denver. 62 NM from memphis #1 engine N1 spun rapidly down to 18% N1. Tried relight, egt rose over red line. Discontinued start. Initiated standard procedures. Landed mem. No evidence of ingestion of foreign matter in engine. Note: landing gear not retracted nor were slats retracted till orl tower advised through jax center that no debris or foreign matter found on runway. Amazing how many mechanicals we are experiencing and how many placards are on log book since FAA spotlight lifted off air carrier. No time to fix, no parts, no personnel, is line maintenance song now. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: on arrival mem tires all ok with no tread shed. Reporter stated did not feel like compressor stall, but on arrival no evidence of any ingestion or damage to fan blades. On arrival mechanics did motorize engine and just monitoring caused vibration in aircraft floor, so suspect bearing failure. No follow up from FAA. Reporter again emphasized how poor their maintenance has become.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ENGINE FAILURE. INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

Narrative: AT ORL, AT ROTATION, HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE (LOUD) LIKE BLOWN TIRE OR TIRE CAP. F/A'S ADVISED STRONG BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN CABIN, VERY SLIGHT IN COCKPIT. ASKED ORL TWR FOR RWY CHK FOR RUBBER, DEBRIS, ETC. THEY RPTED NONE. CONTINUED FLT TOWARD DENVER. 62 NM FROM MEMPHIS #1 ENG N1 SPUN RAPIDLY DOWN TO 18% N1. TRIED RELIGHT, EGT ROSE OVER RED LINE. DISCONTINUED START. INITIATED STANDARD PROCS. LANDED MEM. NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION OF FOREIGN MATTER IN ENG. NOTE: LNDG GEAR NOT RETRACTED NOR WERE SLATS RETRACTED TILL ORL TWR ADVISED THROUGH JAX CENTER THAT NO DEBRIS OR FOREIGN MATTER FOUND ON RWY. AMAZING HOW MANY MECHANICALS WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND HOW MANY PLACARDS ARE ON LOG BOOK SINCE FAA SPOTLIGHT LIFTED OFF ACR. NO TIME TO FIX, NO PARTS, NO PERSONNEL, IS LINE MAINT SONG NOW. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: ON ARR MEM TIRES ALL OK WITH NO TREAD SHED. RPTR STATED DID NOT FEEL LIKE COMPRESSOR STALL, BUT ON ARR NO EVIDENCE OF ANY INGESTION OR DAMAGE TO FAN BLADES. ON ARR MECHS DID MOTORIZE ENG AND JUST MONITORING CAUSED VIBRATION IN ACFT FLOOR, SO SUSPECT BEARING FAILURE. NO FOLLOW UP FROM FAA. REPORTER AGAIN EMPHASIZED HOW POOR THEIR MAINT HAS BECOME.

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.