A B717 left engine compressor stalled at about 120 KTS on takeoff so a high speed reject was complet...

Narrative:

We experienced a compressor stall at 120 KTS and V1 was 136. We heard a loud bang and the airplane veered hard to left. I initiated an abort and we were informed that there was a large flame that shot out the left engine. We informed ATC of our abort and to roll the crash/fire/rescue. We pulled the aircraft onto taxiway and requested the hot brake area and they said that we were fine where we are. I made a passenger announcement and talked to flight attendants. Fire trucks checked the aircraft and everything looked alright. After we contacted operations and maintenance we had fire trucks follow us to gate. Informed ground crew that the right brakes where overheating and to remain clear. I talked to maintenance and we proceeded to get a new aircraft and continue with our flight.this is my logbook write up. On dept roll at 120 KTS V1. We heard loud pop and aircraft veered to left. We aborted the takeoff; 'lvl 2 left compressor stall' alert displayed. Aircraft behind us reported flames out left engine. Abort was normal and fire trucks as precaution. Power loss on left engine notable. Right side brakes at time of abort 420/440!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B717 left engine compressor stalled at about 120 KTS on takeoff so a high speed reject was completed; and the aircraft returned to the gate accompanied by Airport Rescue and Fire.

Narrative: We experienced a compressor stall at 120 KTS and V1 was 136. We heard a loud bang and the airplane veered hard to left. I initiated an abort and we were informed that there was a large flame that shot out the left engine. We informed ATC of our abort and to roll the crash/fire/rescue. We pulled the aircraft onto taxiway and requested the hot brake area and they said that we were fine where we are. I made a passenger announcement and talked to flight attendants. Fire trucks checked the aircraft and everything looked alright. After we contacted Operations and Maintenance we had fire trucks follow us to gate. Informed ground crew that the right brakes where overheating and to remain clear. I talked to Maintenance and we proceeded to get a new aircraft and continue with our flight.This is my logbook write up. On dept roll at 120 KTS V1. We heard loud pop and aircraft veered to left. We aborted the takeoff; 'LVL 2 LEFT COMPRESSOR STALL' alert displayed. Aircraft behind us reported flames out left engine. Abort was normal and fire trucks as precaution. Power loss on left engine notable. Right side brakes at time of abort 420/440!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1091731
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A B717 left engine compressor stalled at about 120 KTS on takeoff so a high speed reject was completed; and the aircraft returned to the gate accompanied by airport rescue and fire.