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B757 has loud bang and vibration during climb. Passenger indicates a flash from left engine. Return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : tjzs |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : tjzs tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 416409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left sju and at around 3500-4000 ft heard 2 loud bangs which shook the closet and lavatory at my jump seat. I noticed a flight attendant from the back checking out the windows to make sure there was no fire as a passenger reported a flash or spark coming out of the l-hand engine. We returned to sju and were given another plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 HAS LOUD BANG AND VIBRATION DURING CLB. PAX INDICATES A FLASH FROM L ENG. RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: LEFT SJU AND AT AROUND 3500-4000 FT HEARD 2 LOUD BANGS WHICH SHOOK THE CLOSET AND LAVATORY AT MY JUMP SEAT. I NOTICED A FLT ATTENDANT FROM THE BACK CHKING OUT THE WINDOWS TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO FIRE AS A PAX RPTED A FLASH OR SPARK COMING OUT OF THE L-HAND ENG. WE RETURNED TO SJU AND WERE GIVEN ANOTHER PLANE.
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.