Engine flare on takeoff. Flight returned and landed at ewr.

Attributes
ACN	195868
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90 tower : ewr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15500
ASRS Report	195868
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

At approximately 700-800 ft MSL on takeoff we heard and felt a loud 'bang' followed by the #1 engine unspooling to slightly below idle parameters (later found a turbine had failed). We declared an emergency and requested to have the equipment standing by. All checklists were completed and a normal approach and landing accomplished. We had 136 passenger and a crew of 6 on board with a gross takeoff weight of 128000 pounds (maximum for this medium large transport is 147000 pounds). We had ample time to control the cockpit workload and ATC was very helpful, my only comment (complaint) is that the controllers wanted to talk too much and get more information than a crew can reasonably provide at less than 1000 ft AGL while trying to get an aircraft in a flyable confign. We finally had to tell them we were busy and would fill them in as time permitted. Perhaps ATC folks need to be given a better understanding of the high cockpit workload during the initial phases of an in-flight problem so they can save some administrative questions for more appropriate times. My compliments to all of the controllers involved they were very helpful and professional but I do believe we need to help them understand better ways of helping cockpit crews at such times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FLARE ON TKOF. FLT RETURNED AND LANDED AT EWR.

Narrative: AT APPROX 700-800 FT MSL ON TKOF WE HEARD AND FELT A LOUD 'BANG' FOLLOWED BY THE #1 ENG UNSPOOLING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW IDLE PARAMETERS (LATER FOUND A TURBINE HAD FAILED). WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED TO HAVE THE EQUIP STANDING BY. ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AND A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAD 136 PAX AND A CREW OF 6 ON BOARD WITH A GROSS TKOF WT OF 128000 POUNDS (MAX FOR THIS MLG IS 147000 POUNDS). WE HAD AMPLE TIME TO CTL THE COCKPIT WORKLOAD AND ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL, MY ONLY COMMENT (COMPLAINT) IS THAT THE CTLRS WANTED TO TALK TOO MUCH AND GET MORE INFO THAN A CREW CAN REASONABLY PROVIDE AT LESS THAN 1000 FT AGL WHILE TRYING TO GET AN ACFT IN A FLYABLE CONFIGN. WE FINALLY HAD TO TELL THEM WE WERE BUSY AND WOULD FILL THEM IN AS TIME PERMITTED. PERHAPS ATC FOLKS NEED TO BE GIVEN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HIGH COCKPIT WORKLOAD DURING THE INITIAL PHASES OF AN INFLT PROBLEM SO THEY CAN SAVE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS FOR MORE APPROPRIATE TIMES. MY COMPLIMENTS TO ALL OF THE CTLRS INVOLVED THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL AND PROFESSIONAL BUT I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND BETTER WAYS OF HELPING COCKPIT CREWS AT SUCH TIMES.

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