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Flight crew of MD80 returns to ord after engine failed upon level-off at 5000 ft MSL. Returned to ord and landed overweight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 594156 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After departing ord runway 27L, we experienced a right engine failure when about to level at 5000 ft MSL. Flight declared an emergency. Right engine secured in accordance with engine fire/damage/separation checklist. An overweight landing was required to ord runway 14L.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MD80 RETURNS TO ORD AFTER ENG FAILED UPON LEVEL-OFF AT 5000 FT MSL. RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED OVERWT.
Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING ORD RWY 27L, WE EXPERIENCED A R ENG FAILURE WHEN ABOUT TO LEVEL AT 5000 FT MSL. FLT DECLARED AN EMER. R ENG SECURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENG FIRE/DAMAGE/SEPARATION CHKLIST. AN OVERWT LNDG WAS REQUIRED TO ORD RWY 14L.
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.