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MD80 flight crew reports multiple system failures shortly after takeoff; which requires the flight crew to manually fly the aircraft back to the airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 759817 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| 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 : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 759817 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 759816 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff at approximately 200 ft we lost autothrottles then autoplt no mode in the tri; altitude display window; gfms control and lost magenta line on navigation display; ACARS and vsi. I manually flew the aircraft in raw data while the first officer looked for popped breakers or anything obvious we requested a wide downwind to stabilize the situation and determine all that was lost. Was unable to restore system and we decided to return to land. We did not declare an emergency as we were able to fly in raw data without any other difficulties and landed at 132600 pounds with a smooth touchdown. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter does not have any knowledge of what the multiple malfunctions were. An aircraft swap occurred and the reporter did not have time to talk to the mechanics.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW REPORTS MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; WHICH REQUIRES THE FLT CREW TO MANUALLY FLY THE ACFT BACK TO THE ARPT FOR AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING.
Narrative: ON TKOF AT APPROX 200 FT WE LOST AUTOTHROTTLES THEN AUTOPLT NO MODE IN THE TRI; ALT DISPLAY WINDOW; GFMS CTL AND LOST MAGENTA LINE ON NAV DISPLAY; ACARS AND VSI. I MANUALLY FLEW THE ACFT IN RAW DATA WHILE THE FO LOOKED FOR POPPED BREAKERS OR ANYTHING OBVIOUS WE REQUESTED A WIDE DOWNWIND TO STABILIZE THE SITUATION AND DETERMINE ALL THAT WAS LOST. WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE SYS AND WE DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAND. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER AS WE WERE ABLE TO FLY IN RAW DATA WITHOUT ANY OTHER DIFFICULTIES AND LANDED AT 132600 LBS WITH A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER DOES NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS WERE. AN ACFT SWAP OCCURRED AND THE REPORTER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TALK TO THE MECHANICS.
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.