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Air carrier large transport flight crew aborts takeoff for 'grinding' noise. #1 engine destroyed, crash crew foams everything. The fire reported by the local controller was a tailpipe fire only.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208307 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 208307 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
On takeoff, I heard a mechanical grinding noise. I could not find source of the noise so I aborted the takeoff (at 85 KTS). Tower reported fire in #1 engine and so we shut down the engine. We called for the emergency vehicles. The firemen reported no fire and so we decided to taxi to the gate. As we prepared to taxi the firemen reported that there was a fire in the #1 engine. I stopped the aircraft and evacuate/evacuationed the airplane. The emergency vehicles were very prompt in their arrival at the aircraft, but clrer communication between them, the tower, and us might have prevented the need to evacuate/evacuation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT FLC ABORTS TKOF FOR 'GRINDING' NOISE. #1 ENG DESTROYED, CRASH CREW FOAMS EVERYTHING. THE FIRE RPTED BY THE LCL CTLR WAS A TAILPIPE FIRE ONLY.
Narrative: ON TKOF, I HEARD A MECHANICAL GRINDING NOISE. I COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF THE NOISE SO I ABORTED THE TKOF (AT 85 KTS). TWR RPTED FIRE IN #1 ENG AND SO WE SHUT DOWN THE ENG. WE CALLED FOR THE EMER VEHICLES. THE FIREMEN RPTED NO FIRE AND SO WE DECIDED TO TAXI TO THE GATE. AS WE PREPARED TO TAXI THE FIREMEN RPTED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE #1 ENG. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND EVACED THE AIRPLANE. THE EMER VEHICLES WERE VERY PROMPT IN THEIR ARR AT THE ACFT, BUT CLRER COM BTWN THEM, THE TWR, AND US MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE NEED TO EVAC.
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.