An MD80 on takeoff at 100 KTS aborted due to the left engine failure to maintain takeoff power.

Attributes
ACN	380701
Time
Date	199709
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	380701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	380702
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll at about 90 KTS we heard a loud bang followed by the aircraft swerving. I saw a flickering of an EPR gauge. We aborted. The abort was uneventful. On takeoff roll, we did notice that the left engine was running hotter than the right, but still in the normal range. All starting indications were normal. After returning to the gate, maintenance found metal shavings in the tailpipe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON TKOF AT 100 KTS ABORTED DUE TO THE L ENG FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TKOF PWR.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL AT ABOUT 90 KTS WE HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE ACFT SWERVING. I SAW A FLICKERING OF AN EPR GAUGE. WE ABORTED. THE ABORT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON TKOF ROLL, WE DID NOTICE THAT THE L ENG WAS RUNNING HOTTER THAN THE R, BUT STILL IN THE NORMAL RANGE. ALL STARTING INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE, MAINT FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TAILPIPE.

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.