During takeoff roll at mmpr, flight crew of MD80 reject takeoff at 80 KIAS due to engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	622140
Time
Date	200406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmpr.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	622140
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately 80 KTS on takeoff roll the left engine failed. I took control and initiated an abort. With plenty of runway available, I elected to roll down the runway to exit at a taxiway in a smooth and controled manner. We stopped the aircraft and asked tower if they saw any secondary indications, which they said they had not. I pulled the fire handle and shut off the fuel lever to the left engine. The left engine appeared to have simply flamed out and all indications had been normal throughout startup and takeoff roll up until it quit. I made a PA to calm the people and keep everyone on board. I elected to taxi to the ramp to a holding spot and made arrangements for stairs and buses for the passenger. This had been a maximum power takeoff attempt due to a slight tailwind reported by ATIS. Actual wind condition observed by windsock at the departure end of runway 22 indicated a slight headwind. There was no obvious or apparent cause for the engine failure, however when maintenance looked it over and then motored it there was no N1 rotation, N2 spun up to 40% very fast and oil poured out from many places. In conclusion, I'm glad that this happened at a slow speed regime and that everyone on board walked away safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TKOF ROLL AT MMPR, FLT CREW OF MD80 REJECT TKOF AT 80 KIAS DUE TO ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: AT APPROX 80 KTS ON TKOF ROLL THE L ENG FAILED. I TOOK CTL AND INITIATED AN ABORT. WITH PLENTY OF RWY AVAILABLE, I ELECTED TO ROLL DOWN THE RWY TO EXIT AT A TXWY IN A SMOOTH AND CTLED MANNER. WE STOPPED THE ACFT AND ASKED TWR IF THEY SAW ANY SECONDARY INDICATIONS, WHICH THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT. I PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL LEVER TO THE L ENG. THE L ENG APPEARED TO HAVE SIMPLY FLAMED OUT AND ALL INDICATIONS HAD BEEN NORMAL THROUGHOUT STARTUP AND TKOF ROLL UP UNTIL IT QUIT. I MADE A PA TO CALM THE PEOPLE AND KEEP EVERYONE ON BOARD. I ELECTED TO TAXI TO THE RAMP TO A HOLDING SPOT AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAIRS AND BUSES FOR THE PAX. THIS HAD BEEN A MAX PWR TKOF ATTEMPT DUE TO A SLIGHT TAILWIND RPTED BY ATIS. ACTUAL WIND CONDITION OBSERVED BY WINDSOCK AT THE DEP END OF RWY 22 INDICATED A SLIGHT HEADWIND. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS OR APPARENT CAUSE FOR THE ENG FAILURE, HOWEVER WHEN MAINT LOOKED IT OVER AND THEN MOTORED IT THERE WAS NO N1 ROTATION, N2 SPUN UP TO 40% VERY FAST AND OIL POURED OUT FROM MANY PLACES. IN CONCLUSION, I'M GLAD THAT THIS HAPPENED AT A SLOW SPD REGIME AND THAT EVERYONE ON BOARD WALKED AWAY SAFELY.

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.