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Air carrier large transport had an engine failure on takeoff icb from ind. Flight crew noticed power loss and tower reported sparks and fire coming out of tailpipe.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 166602 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ind |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 166602 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At rotation, #2 engine power decreased slightly (EPR); tower reported fire (flame) and sparks at tailpipe. No cockpit fire warning indication. Throttle retarded, engine remained operational throughout. VFR return to departure runway; fire crew alerted. Two engine landing accomplished; normal landing and taxi in; engine shutdown at runway turn off. No further report of fire or sparks. At rotation, no indication of fluctuating EPR, egt, N1 or N2, only throttle vibration until throttle retarded. Maintenance advised by radio, in person, and written form.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TKOF ICB FROM IND. FLT CREW NOTICED PWR LOSS AND TWR REPORTED SPARKS AND FIRE COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE.
Narrative: AT ROTATION, #2 ENG PWR DECREASED SLIGHTLY (EPR); TWR RPTED FIRE (FLAME) AND SPARKS AT TAILPIPE. NO COCKPIT FIRE WARNING INDICATION. THROTTLE RETARDED, ENG REMAINED OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT. VFR RETURN TO DEP RWY; FIRE CREW ALERTED. TWO ENG LNDG ACCOMPLISHED; NORMAL LNDG AND TAXI IN; ENG SHUTDOWN AT RWY TURN OFF. NO FURTHER RPT OF FIRE OR SPARKS. AT ROTATION, NO INDICATION OF FLUCTUATING EPR, EGT, N1 OR N2, ONLY THROTTLE VIBRATION UNTIL THROTTLE RETARDED. MAINT ADVISED BY RADIO, IN PERSON, AND WRITTEN FORM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.