<< >> NASA ASRS Report 700941, June 2006

An MD80; on climb out at FL250; declared an emergency and returned to departure airport due to right engine contained failure.

Attributes
ACN	700941
Time
Date	200606
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
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	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	700941
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	700943
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : r n1 and n2 indicator other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out to FL260; I experienced a sharp and short jolt. First officer was flying with the autoplt engaged. No immediate yawing noticed. Instruments indicated that the right engine rolled back with low N1 and N2 rotation and engine oil pressure. I instructed the first officer to fly and communicate with ATC and that I will accomplish the checklist and coordinate with others. Emergency declared with vectors back to land with arff equipment. No other abnormality in the cabin other than the loud bang from the engine failure. List items given with all flight attendants on communication followed with PA to the passenger. ATC was informed to contact operations about our engine failure. I followed this up with direct VHF communication to dispatch approximately 10 minutes later. First officer flew an uneventful landing and approach. Arff checked engine and tail section and followed us back to the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80; ON CLBOUT AT FL250; DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP ARPT DUE TO R ENG CONTAINED FAILURE.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT TO FL260; I EXPERIENCED A SHARP AND SHORT JOLT. FO WAS FLYING WITH THE AUTOPLT ENGAGED. NO IMMEDIATE YAWING NOTICED. INSTRUMENTS INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT ENG ROLLED BACK WITH LOW N1 AND N2 ROTATION AND ENG OIL PRESSURE. I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO FLY AND COMMUNICATE WITH ATC AND THAT I WILL ACCOMPLISH THE CHKLIST AND COORDINATE WITH OTHERS. EMER DECLARED WITH VECTORS BACK TO LAND WITH ARFF EQUIP. NO OTHER ABNORMALITY IN THE CABIN OTHER THAN THE LOUD BANG FROM THE ENG FAILURE. LIST ITEMS GIVEN WITH ALL FLT ATTENDANTS ON COM FOLLOWED WITH PA TO THE PAX. ATC WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT OPERATIONS ABOUT OUR ENG FAILURE. I FOLLOWED THIS UP WITH DIRECT VHF COM TO DISPATCH APPROX 10 MINUTES LATER. FO FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND APCH. ARFF CHKED ENG AND TAIL SECTION AND FOLLOWED US BACK TO THE GATE.

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.