Narrative:

Takeoff roll was normal. We were light gross weight using temperature derate of 45 degrees because the tmc would not accept 50 degrees. V-spds were V1 114, vr 118, and V2 124. At 80 KTS, engines checked normal and acceleration was rapid, so V1 came 1-2 seconds later. Rotation was normal and aircraft accelerated through V2 rapidly. At positive rate of climb, gear was retracted. As gear was retracting, a loud bang was heard and aircraft yawed slightly. After scanning instruments, copilot and I concurred we had lost left engine. We confirmed it was the left engine and right engine was operating normally at takeoff power. We completed the after takeoff checklist after establishing a safe airspeed and altitude and declared an emergency with intent to return to nashville. We then completed the engine failure checklist. We informed the flight attendants of the situation and confirmed the passenger count to relay souls on board to nashville tower. Since we suspected possible FOD ingestion so close after gear retraction, we asked the emergency equipment to do a foreign object check of the runway before landing. All descent, approach, and landing checks were accomplished and landing was uneventful on runway 20R. We stopped straight ahead and had fire department check for security of tires and confirm no signs of fire. After we concluded it was safe to taxi, we returned to the gate, escorted by fire equipment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR ACFT HAS AN ENG FAILURE JUST AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL. WE WERE LIGHT GROSS WT USING TEMP DERATE OF 45 DEGS BECAUSE THE TMC WOULD NOT ACCEPT 50 DEGS. V-SPDS WERE V1 114, VR 118, AND V2 124. AT 80 KTS, ENGS CHKED NORMAL AND ACCELERATION WAS RAPID, SO V1 CAME 1-2 SECONDS LATER. ROTATION WAS NORMAL AND ACFT ACCELERATED THROUGH V2 RAPIDLY. AT POSITIVE RATE OF CLB, GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AS GEAR WAS RETRACTING, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND ACFT YAWED SLIGHTLY. AFTER SCANNING INSTS, COPLT AND I CONCURRED WE HAD LOST L ENG. WE CONFIRMED IT WAS THE L ENG AND R ENG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AT TKOF PWR. WE COMPLETED THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AFTER ESTABLISHING A SAFE AIRSPD AND ALT AND DECLARED AN EMER WITH INTENT TO RETURN TO NASHVILLE. WE THEN COMPLETED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. WE INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANTS OF THE SIT AND CONFIRMED THE PAX COUNT TO RELAY SOULS ON BOARD TO NASHVILLE TWR. SINCE WE SUSPECTED POSSIBLE FOD INGESTION SO CLOSE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, WE ASKED THE EMER EQUIP TO DO A FOREIGN OBJECT CHK OF THE RWY BEFORE LNDG. ALL DSCNT, APCH, AND LNDG CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL ON RWY 20R. WE STOPPED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND HAD FIRE DEPT CHK FOR SECURITY OF TIRES AND CONFIRM NO SIGNS OF FIRE. AFTER WE CONCLUDED IT WAS SAFE TO TAXI, WE RETURNED TO THE GATE, ESCORTED BY FIRE EQUIP.

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.