Engine failure on climbout, return land.

Attributes
ACN	83927
Time
Date	198803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	83927
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	83921
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On a routine flight from ord to buf we experienced a simultaneous shutter of the airframe and 'bang' on climb out passing through 16000' over lake michigan. After noticing the left engine EPR at 0, the captain notified ATC of the emergency and requested return to ord and called upon me for the severe engine damage checklist. As the captain flew the aircraft, handled ATC communications, and briefed the cabin crew, I performed the checklist approved by his verification. After the severe engine damage checklist was completed, we performed the single engine approach and landing checklist along with a review of the emergency landing evacuate/evacuation checklist. Following completion of normal checklists, the captain made an uneventful landing on runway 27R at ord and ordered emergency trucks to standby and assess the situation after rollout. After verifying no abnormalities, the captain proceeded to the gate. The initial diagnosis was internal turbine wheel damage aft of the hot section.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT, RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ON A ROUTINE FLT FROM ORD TO BUF WE EXPERIENCED A SIMULTANEOUS SHUTTER OF THE AIRFRAME AND 'BANG' ON CLBOUT PASSING THROUGH 16000' OVER LAKE MICHIGAN. AFTER NOTICING THE LEFT ENG EPR AT 0, THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE EMER AND REQUESTED RETURN TO ORD AND CALLED UPON ME FOR THE SEVERE ENG DAMAGE CHKLIST. AS THE CAPT FLEW THE ACFT, HANDLED ATC COMS, AND BRIEFED THE CABIN CREW, I PERFORMED THE CHKLIST APPROVED BY HIS VERIFICATION. AFTER THE SEVERE ENG DAMAGE CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED, WE PERFORMED THE SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG CHKLIST ALONG WITH A REVIEW OF THE EMER LNDG EVAC CHKLIST. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF NORMAL CHKLISTS, THE CAPT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 27R AT ORD AND ORDERED EMER TRUCKS TO STANDBY AND ASSESS THE SITUATION AFTER ROLLOUT. AFTER VERIFYING NO ABNORMALITIES, THE CAPT PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERNAL TURBINE WHEEL DAMAGE AFT OF THE HOT SECTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.