Narrative:

I was the captain and pilot in command, and I was assisted by first officer we were flying an MD88. All aspects of the flight up until takeoff roll on runway 9L were normal. The first officer was flying at approximately 80 KTS, we saw indications in the cockpit consistent with an engine failure and acceleration markedly decreased. I called for an immediate abort and took control of the aircraft. Our airspeed was such that we were able to turn off on the next high speed turn-off. Tower advised us of a tailpipe fire and our engine indications confirmed high egt on #1. I suspected severe engine damage and followed the appropriate procedures for that and the tailpipe fire. We expelled both fire bottles into the engine. We made appropriate announcements to the passenger and flight attendants and updated them, as necessary. We instructed the passenger to remain in their seats, and we set up for an emergency evacuation. We were at one point advised by the fire crew that the fire was still burning and that they were going to extinguish it. Once we were advised the fire was out. We taxied back into the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the initial report from maintenance was a massive failure of the high and low pressure turbine. The reporter said the failure was contained. The reporter stated the engine was a JT8D-217 and was replaced.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KTS DUE TO LOSS OF PWR, LOW N1 AND HIGH EXHAUST GAS TEMP IN #1 ENGINE.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT AND PLT IN COMMAND, AND I WAS ASSISTED BY FO WE WERE FLYING AN MD88. ALL ASPECTS OF THE FLT UP UNTIL TKOF ROLL ON RWY 9L WERE NORMAL. THE FO WAS FLYING AT APPROX 80 KTS, WE SAW INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT CONSISTENT WITH AN ENGINE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION MARKEDLY DECREASED. I CALLED FOR AN IMMEDIATE ABORT AND TOOK CTL OF THE ACFT. OUR AIRSPEED WAS SUCH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TURN OFF ON THE NEXT HIGH SPEED TURN-OFF. TWR ADVISED US OF A TAILPIPE FIRE AND OUR ENGINE INDICATIONS CONFIRMED HIGH EGT ON #1. I SUSPECTED SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE AND FOLLOWED THE APPROPRIATE PROCS FOR THAT AND THE TAILPIPE FIRE. WE EXPELLED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES INTO THE ENGINE. WE MADE APPROPRIATE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE PAX AND FLT ATTENDANTS AND UPDATED THEM, AS NECESSARY. WE INSTRUCTED THE PAX TO REMAIN IN THEIR SEATS, AND WE SET UP FOR AN EMER EVACUATION. WE WERE AT ONE POINT ADVISED BY THE FIRE CREW THAT THE FIRE WAS STILL BURNING AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO EXTINGUISH IT. ONCE WE WERE ADVISED THE FIRE WAS OUT. WE TAXIED BACK INTO THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INITIAL RPT FROM MAINT WAS A MASSIVE FAILURE OF THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE TURBINE. THE RPTR SAID THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED. THE RPTR STATED THE ENGINE WAS A JT8D-217 AND 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.