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A B727-200 on takeoff at rotation declared an emergency and diverted due to severe vibration from #3 engine caused by low pressure turbine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psm.airport |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : psm.tower tower : bwi.tower |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 533606 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : vibration indication other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Severe engine vibration at rotation. Psm tower advised they saw sparks from the right side of aircraft. Declared an emergency, climbed to 1500 ft AGL, accomplished emergency checklists, shut down #3 engine and returned to psm and landed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the low pressure turbine failed and the engine was replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 ON TKOF AT ROTATION DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION FROM #3 ENG CAUSED BY LOW PRESSURE TURBINE FAILURE.
Narrative: SEVERE ENG VIBRATION AT ROTATION. PSM TWR ADVISED THEY SAW SPARKS FROM THE R SIDE OF ACFT. DECLARED AN EMER, CLBED TO 1500 FT AGL, ACCOMPLISHED EMER CHKLISTS, SHUT DOWN #3 ENG AND RETURNED TO PSM AND LANDED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE FAILED AND THE ENG 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.