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An MD80 in takeoff climb at 5000 ft declared an emergency and returned due to left engine loss of power with no engine pressure ratio indication.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 665285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz1.tracon |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure sid : n/a |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 665285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 665102 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng pressure ratio ind. other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : separated traffic flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Took off runway 25R at flaps 8; temperature 43 degrees C. In a left climbing turn through 5000 ft; a very loud bang was heard and the #left EPR went to zero. I was flying the aircraft with the autoplt off. I leveled off at 6000 ft and the captain started the engine failure checklist. I called departure and told them that the left engine had failed; declared an emergency and requested vectors to ZZZ to the longest runway into the wind. Captain completed the checklist and we landed single engine on runway 26 without further incident. Landing weight was 138000 pounds. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the engine loss of power was reported by maintenance to be a failure in the 9TH and 10TH compressor stages; identifying the engine as a P & west JT8D-219.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IN TKOF CLB AT 5000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED DUE TO L ENG LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ENG PRESSURE RATIO INDICATION.
Narrative: TOOK OFF RWY 25R AT FLAPS 8; TEMP 43 DEGS C. IN A LEFT CLBING TURN THROUGH 5000 FT; A VERY LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE #L EPR WENT TO ZERO. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT WITH THE AUTOPLT OFF. I LEVELED OFF AT 6000 FT AND THE CAPT STARTED THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST. I CALLED DEP AND TOLD THEM THAT THE L ENG HAD FAILED; DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED VECTORS TO ZZZ TO THE LONGEST RWY INTO THE WIND. CAPT COMPLETED THE CHKLIST AND WE LANDED SINGLE ENG ON RWY 26 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. LNDG WT WAS 138000 LBS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE ENG LOSS OF POWER WAS RPTED BY MAINT TO BE A FAILURE IN THE 9TH AND 10TH COMPRESSOR STAGES; IDENTIFYING THE ENG AS A P & W JT8D-219.
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.