Aircraft experienced engine failure on takeoff. Flight crew performed checklists and returned to lan...

Attributes
ACN	126477
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	126477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	126476
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff a loud bang was heard followed by some airframe vibration. #3 engine instruments were observed to be winding back. #3 engine throttle was retarded and abnormal procedures checklists were accomplished, engine was then shut down. Dfw tower was notified of the engine failure and a close in downwind was requested. F/a's were appraised of the situation and passenger were told by PA an emergency was declared and fire equipment was requested. Aircraft performance was not critical and there were no fire indications, fuel was not dumped. We made an overweight landing that was smooth and uneventful. Emergency crews looked us over and reported no problems. We taxied into the gate followed by crash crews. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter stated that aircraft engine turbine blades started coming apart as the aircraft was still on the runway and was, according to observers, emitting sparks like a 4TH of july sparkler. On inspection it was noted that the rear of the engine had been wiped out by the turbine blades failing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE ON TKOF. FLT CREW PERFORMED CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO LAND.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SOME AIRFRAME VIBRATION. #3 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS WERE OBSERVED TO BE WINDING BACK. #3 ENGINE THROTTLE WAS RETARDED AND ABNORMAL PROCS CHECKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT DOWN. DFW TWR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AND A CLOSE IN DOWNWIND WAS REQUESTED. F/A'S WERE APPRAISED OF THE SITUATION AND PAX WERE TOLD BY PA AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND FIRE EQUIPMENT WAS REQUESTED. ACFT PERFORMANCE WAS NOT CRITICAL AND THERE WERE NO FIRE INDICATIONS, FUEL WAS NOT DUMPED. WE MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG THAT WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. EMER CREWS LOOKED US OVER AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS. WE TAXIED INTO THE GATE FOLLOWED BY CRASH CREWS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER STATED THAT ACFT ENGINE TURBINE BLADES STARTED COMING APART AS THE ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RWY AND WAS, ACCORDING TO OBSERVERS, EMITTING SPARKS LIKE A 4TH OF JULY SPARKLER. ON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN WIPED OUT BY THE TURBINE BLADES FAILING.

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.

Aircraft experienced engine failure on takeoff. Flight crew performed checklists and returned to land.