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A commercial fixed wing medium large transport on takeoff at 20 KTS the #2 engine failed with a loud explosion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : las |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 380194 |
| 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 other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Pushed thrust to 2.11 EPR at less than 20 KTS -- heard loud explosion, followed by moderate vibration. Closed throttles, put busses on APU, shut down #2 engine, taxied back to gate at las. Later, maintenance advised, probably caused by T-4 failure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING MLG ON TKOF AT 20 KTS THE #2 ENG FAILED WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION.
Narrative: PUSHED THRUST TO 2.11 EPR AT LESS THAN 20 KTS -- HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION, FOLLOWED BY MODERATE VIBRATION. CLOSED THROTTLES, PUT BUSSES ON APU, SHUT DOWN #2 ENG, TAXIED BACK TO GATE AT LAS. LATER, MAINT ADVISED, PROBABLY CAUSED BY T-4 FAILURE.
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.