A B737-200 on takeoff roll rejected the takeoff at 90 KTS due to #1 engine contained turbine failure...

Attributes
ACN	468633
Time
Date	200004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	468633
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	468808
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff roll, at approximately 90 KTS, a loud 'pop' sound was heard. Captain (PNF) observed #1 engine indications fluctuating then decreasing. There was no fire or overheat warning. Captain rejected takeoff, stopping on runway. First officer contacted tower and requested crash fire rescue equipment vehicles. Pas were advised to remain seated. Flight attendant was contacted and advised to inspect left engine. Nothing unusual reported. Engine was shut down using QRH 'engine fire, severe damage' checklist. Airport crash fire rescue equipment reported no visible hazard. After consulting QRH 'brake cooling' chart, we taxied back to the gate with airport crash fire rescue equipment following. Passenger deplaned normally, flight canceled. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter said maintenance found turbine section failure. It was contained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 ON TKOF ROLL REJECTED THE TKOF AT 90 KTS DUE TO #1 ENG CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL, AT APPROX 90 KTS, A LOUD 'POP' SOUND WAS HEARD. CAPT (PNF) OBSERVED #1 ENG INDICATIONS FLUCTUATING THEN DECREASING. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR OVERHEAT WARNING. CAPT REJECTED TKOF, STOPPING ON RWY. FO CONTACTED TWR AND REQUESTED CFR VEHICLES. PAS WERE ADVISED TO REMAIN SEATED. FLT ATTENDANT WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO INSPECT L ENG. NOTHING UNUSUAL RPTED. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN USING QRH 'ENG FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE' CHKLIST. ARPT CFR RPTED NO VISIBLE HAZARD. AFTER CONSULTING QRH 'BRAKE COOLING' CHART, WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE WITH ARPT CFR FOLLOWING. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY, FLT CANCELED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAID MAINT FOUND TURBINE SECTION FAILURE. IT WAS CONTAINED.

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.