Aircraft experienced catastrophic failure of the number 1 engine immediately after takeoff. Flight r...

Attributes
ACN	106453
Time
Date	198903
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 300 msl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 12400 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	106453
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	106447
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed dca at xa EST on runway 18 at takeoff weight 111300#, flaps 5 degrees, with myself at the controls and 119 passenger aboard. It was a beautiful day and everything running smoothly until 200-300' after takeoff when a loud report was heard and subsequent yaw occurred as the #1 engine indicators wound down. After maximum power was confirmed on the #2 engine we contacted tower and advised them of our situation. Tower suggested a left downwind and that all runways were available. After the after takeoff checklist and engine failure checklist were completed and the aircraft stabilized and accelerating we chose to return and land on runway 18. Dca operations was informed and an overweight landing of 110000 pounds was subsequently made. The #1 engine cowling was found to be intact with debris, from the engine, lying in the tailpipe, it was ascertained that the engine seized after the hot section disintegrated. Passenger and ground reports indicated flame and debris existed the end when it failed. Examination of the log book indicated a compressor stall write up 2 days prior. I do not know if this was a contributing factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. FLT RETURNED TO AND LANDED AT DEP ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT OR INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW.

Narrative: DEPARTED DCA AT XA EST ON RWY 18 AT TKOF WT 111300#, FLAPS 5 DEGS, WITH MYSELF AT THE CONTROLS AND 119 PAX ABOARD. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY UNTIL 200-300' AFTER TKOF WHEN A LOUD RPT WAS HEARD AND SUBSEQUENT YAW OCCURRED AS THE #1 ENG INDICATORS WOUND DOWN. AFTER MAX PWR WAS CONFIRMED ON THE #2 ENG WE CONTACTED TWR AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR SITUATION. TWR SUGGESTED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND THAT ALL RWYS WERE AVAILABLE. AFTER THE AFTER TKOF CHKLIST AND ENG FAILURE CHKLIST WERE COMPLETED AND THE ACFT STABILIZED AND ACCELERATING WE CHOSE TO RETURN AND LAND ON RWY 18. DCA OPS WAS INFORMED AND AN OVERWEIGHT LNDG OF 110000 LBS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE. THE #1 ENG COWLING WAS FOUND TO BE INTACT WITH DEBRIS, FROM THE ENG, LYING IN THE TAILPIPE, IT WAS ASCERTAINED THAT THE ENG SEIZED AFTER THE HOT SECTION DISINTEGRATED. PAX AND GND RPTS INDICATED FLAME AND DEBRIS EXISTED THE END WHEN IT FAILED. EXAMINATION OF THE LOG BOOK INDICATED A COMPRESSOR STALL WRITE UP 2 DAYS PRIOR. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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.

Aircraft experienced catastrophic failure of the number 1 engine immediately after takeoff. Flight returned to and landed at departure airport without further damage to aircraft or injuries to passengers or crew.