Power loss of #1 engine on departure. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	304902
Time
Date	199505
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa tower : tpa tower : slc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude descent : approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	304902
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During initial climb I noticed power loss on #1 engine. First officer was flying. I reduced power on #1 to prevent egt from exceeding the redline. During this tpa tower asked us to change to departure control. I acknowledged but did not immediately switch to departure control because of the cockpit workload. Once the aircraft was stabilized and the confign was cleaned up I recontacted tpa tower and informed them that I did not contact departure control because of an engine problem and I would be returning to the airport. Tower then asked me to contact departure again. Once on departure control I declared an emergency because of the engine problem and the impending overweight landing. I communicated with company, the lead flight attendant and passenger that we would be returning. My first officer flew a visual approach to runway 36L at tpa and made an uneventful approach and landing. We returned to our gate under our own power. All facets of our support operated flawlessly. Approach was helpful with radar vectors. Tpa tower had the emergency equipment standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PWR LOSS OF #1 ENG ON DEP. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL CLB I NOTICED PWR LOSS ON #1 ENG. FO WAS FLYING. I REDUCED PWR ON #1 TO PREVENT EGT FROM EXCEEDING THE REDLINE. DURING THIS TPA TWR ASKED US TO CHANGE TO DEP CTL. I ACKNOWLEDGED BUT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY SWITCH TO DEP CTL BECAUSE OF THE COCKPIT WORKLOAD. ONCE THE ACFT WAS STABILIZED AND THE CONFIGN WAS CLEANED UP I RECONTACTED TPA TWR AND INFORMED THEM THAT I DID NOT CONTACT DEP CTL BECAUSE OF AN ENG PROB AND I WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE ARPT. TWR THEN ASKED ME TO CONTACT DEP AGAIN. ONCE ON DEP CTL I DECLARED AN EMER BECAUSE OF THE ENG PROB AND THE IMPENDING OVERWT LNDG. I COMMUNICATED WITH COMPANY, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT AND PAX THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING. MY FO FLEW A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L AT TPA AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL APCH AND LNDG. WE RETURNED TO OUR GATE UNDER OUR OWN PWR. ALL FACETS OF OUR SUPPORT OPERATED FLAWLESSLY. APCH WAS HELPFUL WITH RADAR VECTORS. TPA TWR HAD THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY.

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.