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Flight crew of B767-300 experience engine failure shortly after takeoff. Secure engine; declare emergency and return to departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 642474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : zzz.vor |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : fxe.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 1093 |
| ASRS Report | 642474 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While climbing through FL260 on a clear; smooth night; the aircraft yawed suddenly to the right with much buffeting and noise. A quick scan of the engine instruments showed that the right engine had failed while at climb power; EPR; N1; N2 and egt were near 'zero' indications. The aircraft was leveled off; center was advised of the problem; and an emergency was declared. The abnormal procedure for engine failure was accomplished and we requested and received a clearance for a return to ZZZ; which was our departure airport. A visual single engine approach and landing was accomplished on runway 18R at ZZZ; and after an inspection by crash fire rescue equipment personnel; we taxied to the gate; whereupon the emergency was terminated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF B767-300 EXPERIENCE ENG FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TKOF. SECURE ENG; DECLARE EMER AND RETURN TO DEP ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE CLBING THROUGH FL260 ON A CLR; SMOOTH NIGHT; THE ACFT YAWED SUDDENLY TO THE R WITH MUCH BUFFETING AND NOISE. A QUICK SCAN OF THE ENG INSTS SHOWED THAT THE R ENG HAD FAILED WHILE AT CLB PWR; EPR; N1; N2 AND EGT WERE NEAR 'ZERO' INDICATIONS. THE ACFT WAS LEVELED OFF; CTR WAS ADVISED OF THE PROB; AND AN EMER WAS DECLARED. THE ABNORMAL PROC FOR ENG FAILURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED A CLRNC FOR A RETURN TO ZZZ; WHICH WAS OUR DEP ARPT. A VISUAL SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RWY 18R AT ZZZ; AND AFTER AN INSPECTION BY CFR PERSONNEL; WE TAXIED TO THE GATE; WHEREUPON THE EMER WAS TERMINATED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.