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An air carrier MD80 captain reports that he had an aircraft equipment problem engine fire on takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 353776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll at approximately 120 KTS, a thump was felt with a slight left nose pull. An abort was initiated. Took the high speed exit. There were no cockpit indications. Light gray smoke in cockpit at the same time. We were informed of smoke coming out of the left engine by another aircraft. The decision was made to evacuate/evacuation. The evacuate/evacuation checklist was accomplished and crew members completed their responsibilities. All passenger and crew were evacuate/evacuationed and aircraft turned over to emergency personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 CAPT RPTS THAT HE HAD AN ACFT EQUIP PROB ENG FIRE ON TKOF ROLL. ABORTED TKOF.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 120 KTS, A THUMP WAS FELT WITH A SLIGHT L NOSE PULL. AN ABORT WAS INITIATED. TOOK THE HIGH SPD EXIT. THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS. LIGHT GRAY SMOKE IN COCKPIT AT THE SAME TIME. WE WERE INFORMED OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE L ENG BY ANOTHER ACFT. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO EVAC. THE EVAC CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CREW MEMBERS COMPLETED THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. ALL PAX AND CREW WERE EVACED AND ACFT TURNED OVER TO EMER PERSONNEL.
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.