MD88 captain reports engine failure during the first takeoff of the day. Takeoff is rejected and fli...

Attributes
ACN	811253
Time
Date	200811
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 166 flight time total : 13070 flight time type : 2650
ASRS Report	811253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Preflight; engines start and taxi; all normal indications. On takeoff roll; at approximately 80 KTS; #1 engine's N1 began flashing; #1 EPR began rolling back on the center instrument panel and aircraft pulled slightly to the left; first officer verbalized the N1 and EPR indications. My leg; (captain's); I announced abort; brought the aircraft to a stop. We made an abort call to tower and a PA to the passenger/flight attendants. (Flight attendant reported cabin was calm.) at throttles idle; both engines indications were back to within limits (normal indications); brake temperatures normal. Cleared the runway and asked ATC for a delay on the taxiway; no assistance required. Checklist completed. I contacted dispatch and maintenance via cell phone. Maintenance requested exceedence from engine display panel; N1-105%; 2SEC; was recorded. Maintenance said; at a minimum; an inspection was required; the decision (captain; dispatch; maintenance) to return to the gate was made. ATC; flight attendants; passenger and operations were notified. Return to gate; brake temperatures remained within normal range.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 CAPTAIN REPORTS ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE FIRST TAKEOFF OF THE DAY. TAKEOFF IS REJECTED AND FLIGHT RETURNS TO GATE.

Narrative: PREFLT; ENGS START AND TAXI; ALL NORMAL INDICATIONS. ON TKOF ROLL; AT APPROX 80 KTS; #1 ENG'S N1 BEGAN FLASHING; #1 EPR BEGAN ROLLING BACK ON THE CTR INST PANEL AND ACFT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE L; FO VERBALIZED THE N1 AND EPR INDICATIONS. MY LEG; (CAPT'S); I ANNOUNCED ABORT; BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP. WE MADE AN ABORT CALL TO TWR AND A PA TO THE PAX/FLT ATTENDANTS. (FLT ATTENDANT RPTED CABIN WAS CALM.) AT THROTTLES IDLE; BOTH ENGS INDICATIONS WERE BACK TO WITHIN LIMITS (NORMAL INDICATIONS); BRAKE TEMPS NORMAL. CLRED THE RWY AND ASKED ATC FOR A DELAY ON THE TXWY; NO ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. CHKLIST COMPLETED. I CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT VIA CELL PHONE. MAINT REQUESTED EXCEEDENCE FROM ENG DISPLAY PANEL; N1-105%; 2SEC; WAS RECORDED. MAINT SAID; AT A MINIMUM; AN INSPECTION WAS REQUIRED; THE DECISION (CAPT; DISPATCH; MAINT) TO RETURN TO THE GATE WAS MADE. ATC; FLT ATTENDANTS; PAX AND OPS WERE NOTIFIED. RETURN TO GATE; BRAKE TEMPS REMAINED WITHIN NORMAL RANGE.

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.

MD88 captain reports engine failure during the first takeoff of the day. Takeoff is rejected and flight returns to gate.