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A B767-300 engine failed catastrophically on takeoff roll at 90 KTS. The takeoff was rejected; an emergency declared and the aircraft returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 800620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 9612 flight time type : 895 |
| ASRS Report | 800620 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng instruments other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll; at approximately 90 KIAS; we heard a loud bang accompanied by high egt; then engine rollback; then aircraft yaw. I aborted on the runway. An emergency was declared. Various other aircraft reported smoke and sparks were coming from left engine exhaust; but no fire indications. After aircraft was stopped on runway; we called for an inspection by emergency vehicles; and accomplished QRH checklist. Passenger were told to remain seated. After inspection by fire officials; we taxied back to the gate; and passenger were deplaned. Following incident small pieces of metal were found in the engine tailpipe area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 ENG FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ON TKOF ROLL AT 90 KTS. THE TKOF WAS REJECTED; AN EMER DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL; AT APPROX 90 KIAS; WE HEARD A LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH EGT; THEN ENG ROLLBACK; THEN ACFT YAW. I ABORTED ON THE RWY. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. VARIOUS OTHER ACFT RPTED SMOKE AND SPARKS WERE COMING FROM L ENG EXHAUST; BUT NO FIRE INDICATIONS. AFTER ACFT WAS STOPPED ON RWY; WE CALLED FOR AN INSPECTION BY EMER VEHICLES; AND ACCOMPLISHED QRH CHKLIST. PAX WERE TOLD TO REMAIN SEATED. AFTER INSPECTION BY FIRE OFFICIALS; WE TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE; AND PAX WERE DEPLANED. FOLLOWING INCIDENT SMALL PIECES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE ENG TAILPIPE AREA.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.