B727 crew had #3 engine failure on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	410235
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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	410235
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 : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engine failure on takeoff. #3 engine failed on takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff prior to 70 KTS. A definite vibration was felt in #3 throttle. Shutdown #3 engine in accordance with operating manual. No problem in clearing runway, and taxied to gate. Inspection by maintenance personnel found blades missing from aft turbine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW HAD #3 ENG FAILURE ON TKOF.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE ON TKOF. #3 ENG FAILED ON TKOF ROLL. ABORTED TKOF PRIOR TO 70 KTS. A DEFINITE VIBRATION WAS FELT IN #3 THROTTLE. SHUTDOWN #3 ENG IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATING MANUAL. NO PROB IN CLRING RWY, AND TAXIED TO GATE. INSPECTION BY MAINT PERSONNEL FOUND BLADES MISSING FROM AFT TURBINE.

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.