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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dsm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 356984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll, our EPR was 2.05 with engine anti-ice on. Initial power application was normal. Autothrottles were engaged. V1 was 135 KIAS and the runway had patchy ice and was wet. Between 120 KIAS and 130 KIAS, I noticed the #1 engine thrust was slightly below #2. I pushed up the throttle manually to the maximum thrust position as we passed V1 and rotate speed. The EPR was only showing 1.98 versus 2.05 on #2, despite the maximum thrust position. In-flight, the thrust behaved normally and the throttles maintained good alignment. Despite the normal climb, cruise, and descent power acting normally, I chose to write up the aircraft for not achieving takeoff rated thrust.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG CAPT TOOK OFF WITH 1 ENG INDICATING OR DEVELOPING LESS THAN DESIRED PWR.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, OUR EPR WAS 2.05 WITH ENG ANTI-ICE ON. INITIAL PWR APPLICATION WAS NORMAL. AUTOTHROTTLES WERE ENGAGED. V1 WAS 135 KIAS AND THE RWY HAD PATCHY ICE AND WAS WET. BTWN 120 KIAS AND 130 KIAS, I NOTICED THE #1 ENG THRUST WAS SLIGHTLY BELOW #2. I PUSHED UP THE THROTTLE MANUALLY TO THE MAX THRUST POS AS WE PASSED V1 AND ROTATE SPD. THE EPR WAS ONLY SHOWING 1.98 VERSUS 2.05 ON #2, DESPITE THE MAX THRUST POS. INFLT, THE THRUST BEHAVED NORMALLY AND THE THROTTLES MAINTAINED GOOD ALIGNMENT. DESPITE THE NORMAL CLB, CRUISE, AND DSCNT PWR ACTING NORMALLY, I CHOSE TO WRITE UP THE ACFT FOR NOT ACHIEVING TKOF RATED THRUST.
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.