A B777 crew executed a rejected takeoff at lax when left engine failed.

Attributes
ACN	520051
Time
Date	200107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight time type : 323
ASRS Report	520051
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1530
ASRS Report	520359
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff on runway 25R (full length). At approximately 110 KTS, we aborted after hearing a pop -- like a compressor stall. I asked the first officer to keep the customers in their seats as we came to a stop prior to taxiway H. The left egt had a red overtemp box and the oil pressure was 1, so we ran the severe damage qrc and shut the left engine down. I had the fire trucks examine the engine and tires. They said the airplane looked ok. Since we were well below the brake caution zone, I taxied clear of the runway at taxiway K. I explained to the customers that we'd had an engine failure and would be returning to the gate. I coordinated with maintenance at the gate to not set the parking brake (3.4 highest brake temperature). Later, a flight attendant on the left side of the airplane reported seeing flames shooting forward out of the left engine. Also, I saw metal shavings in the tail pipe of the left engine. Supplemental information from acn 520359: visual inspection confirmed severe damage to the left engine. All handled as trained and in a textbook manner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 CREW EXECUTED A REJECTED TKOF AT LAX WHEN L ENG FAILED.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF ON RWY 25R (FULL LENGTH). AT APPROX 110 KTS, WE ABORTED AFTER HEARING A POP -- LIKE A COMPRESSOR STALL. I ASKED THE FO TO KEEP THE CUSTOMERS IN THEIR SEATS AS WE CAME TO A STOP PRIOR TO TXWY H. THE L EGT HAD A RED OVERTEMP BOX AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS 1, SO WE RAN THE SEVERE DAMAGE QRC AND SHUT THE L ENG DOWN. I HAD THE FIRE TRUCKS EXAMINE THE ENG AND TIRES. THEY SAID THE AIRPLANE LOOKED OK. SINCE WE WERE WELL BELOW THE BRAKE CAUTION ZONE, I TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY AT TXWY K. I EXPLAINED TO THE CUSTOMERS THAT WE'D HAD AN ENG FAILURE AND WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE GATE. I COORDINATED WITH MAINT AT THE GATE TO NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE (3.4 HIGHEST BRAKE TEMP). LATER, A FLT ATTENDANT ON THE L SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE RPTED SEEING FLAMES SHOOTING FORWARD OUT OF THE L ENG. ALSO, I SAW METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TAIL PIPE OF THE L ENG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 520359: VISUAL INSPECTION CONFIRMED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE L ENG. ALL HANDLED AS TRAINED AND IN A TEXTBOOK MANNER.

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.