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Flight crew of an MD80 aborted takeoff after the right engine compressor stalls were felt and cabin attendant reported grinding noise coming from the engines. Maintenance subsequently reported that the problem was due to engine ice congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397964 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 397964 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11250 flight time type : 3784 |
| ASRS Report | 397969 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After doing a preflight ice check I found no ice so the aircraft was not deiced. Temperature was 6 degrees C, light wind, and light rain for takeoff. Engine anti-ice was put on as soon as the engines were started and left on for takeoff. Flight attendants noticed a grinding noise in the right engine as soon as takeoff power was applied. At approximately 80 KTS I felt compressor stalls and aborted the takeoff. I don't know if there was previous damage to the engine or if I missed the ice during my preflight check but I was told later we had ingested ice.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 ABORTED TKOF AFTER THE R ENG COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE FELT AND CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGS. MAINT SUBSEQUENTLY RPTED THAT THE PROB WAS DUE TO ENG ICE CONGESTION.
Narrative: AFTER DOING A PREFLT ICE CHK I FOUND NO ICE SO THE ACFT WAS NOT DEICED. TEMP WAS 6 DEGS C, LIGHT WIND, AND LIGHT RAIN FOR TKOF. ENG ANTI-ICE WAS PUT ON AS SOON AS THE ENGS WERE STARTED AND LEFT ON FOR TKOF. FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE R ENG AS SOON AS TKOF PWR WAS APPLIED. AT APPROX 80 KTS I FELT COMPRESSOR STALLS AND ABORTED THE TKOF. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE ENG OR IF I MISSED THE ICE DURING MY PREFLT CHK BUT I WAS TOLD LATER WE HAD INGESTED ICE.
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.