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An MD82 on takeoff roll was alerted that #1 engine was emitting sparks and flames declared an emergency and returned to the field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rno.airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 430395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 430642 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : acft on taxiway |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll, tower advised that 'sparks and flames' were coming out of the #1 engine. The takeoff was continued and a return for landing accomplished uneventfully. The engine was not shut down. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated when the aircraft on the taxiway reported sparks and flames from the #1 engine on the departing MD82 the reporter did not at first believe it was his aircraft. The reporter said the engine indications were not abnormal and gave no warning of the turbine failure. The reporter said on the ground looking up the tailpipe a lot of metal had accumulated in the tailpipe with evidence of the high pressure turbine blade failure. The reporter stated the engine was a P&west JT8D-217C and was replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD82 ON TKOF ROLL WAS ALERTED THAT #1 ENG WAS EMITTING SPARKS AND FLAMES DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, TWR ADVISED THAT 'SPARKS AND FLAMES' WERE COMING OUT OF THE #1 ENG. THE TKOF WAS CONTINUED AND A RETURN FOR LNDG ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFULLY. THE ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED WHEN THE ACFT ON THE TXWY RPTED SPARKS AND FLAMES FROM THE #1 ENG ON THE DEPARTING MD82 THE RPTR DID NOT AT FIRST BELIEVE IT WAS HIS ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG INDICATIONS WERE NOT ABNORMAL AND GAVE NO WARNING OF THE TURBINE FAILURE. THE RPTR SAID ON THE GND LOOKING UP THE TAILPIPE A LOT OF METAL HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE TAILPIPE WITH EVIDENCE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE FAILURE. THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A P&W JT8D-217C AND WAS REPLACED.
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.