An A300 number two engine failed shortly after rotation followed by a return to departure airport

Attributes
ACN	964665
Time
Date	201108
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	SID ZZZ
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 107 Flight Crew Total 11300 Flight Crew Type 4500
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Number two engine failed after rotation. Returned for single engine landing and tow in. Maintenance said [it was an] internal turbine failure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A300 number two engine failed shortly after rotation followed by a return to departure airport

Narrative: Number two engine failed after rotation. Returned for single engine landing and tow in. Maintenance said [it was an] internal turbine failure.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.