An A320 loses an engine on takeoff at start of initial climb, returning on an overweight landing which melted the fusible plugs after tow hook-up at iad, va.

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Attributes
ACN	525599
Time
Date	200109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 50
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 207
ASRS Report	525599
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure on takeoff at 50 ft, emergency declared, returned to iad. People taken off plane with people mover. All necessary checks accomplished. Aircraft disabled on runway 19L with blown fuse plugs after tow established.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 LOSES AN ENG ON TKOF AT START OF INITIAL CLB, RETURNING ON AN OVERWT LNDG WHICH MELTED THE FUSIBLE PLUGS AFTER TOW HOOK-UP AT IAD, VA.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE ON TKOF AT 50 FT, EMER DECLARED, RETURNED TO IAD. PEOPLE TAKEN OFF PLANE WITH PEOPLE MOVER. ALL NECESSARY CHKS ACCOMPLISHED. ACFT DISABLED ON RWY 19L WITH BLOWN FUSE PLUGS AFTER TOW ESTABLISHED.

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.