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Takeoff aborted. Aircraft equipment problem. Air carrier blows left engine on takeoff and rejects and evacuate/evacuations aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 307507 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 307507 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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 flight crew : rejected takeoff other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taking off at approximately 40 KTS, we heard a loud explosion, followed by a noticeable vibration, and a rapidly decreasing left engine N2 RPM. The takeoff was aborted and we cleared the runway at a nearby taxiway. We informed the tower of our abort, the failure of the left engine, its associated high egt (680 degrees C) and requested the help of the emergency equipment. All appropriate checklists were completed and the aircraft was secured and evacuate/evacuationed. A walk around was conducted and a large amount of fuel had pooled under the failed (left) engine. A trial of fuel could also be seen from the runway to the spot where the aircraft stopped. An external examination of the engine revealed some panels that were blown open and metal pieces of the turbine blades resting inside the aft portion of the engine. We were informed that pieces of the engine were found on the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TKOF ABORTED. ACFT EQUIP PROB. ACR BLOWS L ENG ON TKOF AND REJECTS AND EVACS ACFT.
Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF AT APPROX 40 KTS, WE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION, AND A RAPIDLY DECREASING L ENG N2 RPM. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED AND WE CLRED THE RWY AT A NEARBY TXWY. WE INFORMED THE TWR OF OUR ABORT, THE FAILURE OF THE L ENG, ITS ASSOCIATED HIGH EGT (680 DEGS C) AND REQUESTED THE HELP OF THE EMER EQUIP. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AND THE ACFT WAS SECURED AND EVACED. A WALK AROUND WAS CONDUCTED AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL HAD POOLED UNDER THE FAILED (L) ENG. A TRIAL OF FUEL COULD ALSO BE SEEN FROM THE RWY TO THE SPOT WHERE THE ACFT STOPPED. AN EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED SOME PANELS THAT WERE BLOWN OPEN AND METAL PIECES OF THE TURBINE BLADES RESTING INSIDE THE AFT PORTION OF THE ENG. WE WERE INFORMED THAT PIECES OF THE ENG WERE FOUND ON THE RWY.
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.