Air carrier widebody transport aircraft engine failure on initial climb out after takeoff causing the flight crew to return to the airport to land with a high aircraft gross weight resulting in a brake fire.

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Attributes
ACN	231797
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fra
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fra
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	231797
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff from frankfurt, germany, runway 18, at XA37 on jan/sat/93, our flight was climbing out and at approximately 200 ft experienced very loud compressor stalls. The captain (PNF) called out losing left engine due to drop in EPR. We requested straight climb out and vectors to return for landing. We were not entirely sure our problem was with the left engine so we only reduced thrust on the left engine until final approach confign for landing. A heavy weight landing was accomplished (364000 pounds). After landing, the emergency was terminated and the aircraft was taxied to a remote parking space. On turning into parking space, another company aircraft reported that we had a brake fire in the right gear area. Ground personnel and airport fire crews extinguished fire and cooled brake area immediately. Upon deplaning, the only indication (visually) of any possible engine malfunction was rubbed areas on rub strips around fan blades on inside of left engine nacelle. Passenger deplaned normally through forward door and boarded transportation. No passenger or crew injuries occurred. No other aircraft malfunctions occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ACFT ENG FAILURE ON INITIAL CLBOUT AFTER TKOF CAUSING THE FLC TO RETURN TO THE ARPT TO LAND WITH A HIGH ACFT GROSS WT RESULTING IN A BRAKE FIRE.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM FRANKFURT, GERMANY, RWY 18, AT XA37 ON JAN/SAT/93, OUR FLT WAS CLBING OUT AND AT APPROX 200 FT EXPERIENCED VERY LOUD COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE CAPT (PNF) CALLED OUT LOSING L ENG DUE TO DROP IN EPR. WE REQUESTED STRAIGHT CLBOUT AND VECTORS TO RETURN FOR LNDG. WE WERE NOT ENTIRELY SURE OUR PROB WAS WITH THE L ENG SO WE ONLY REDUCED THRUST ON THE L ENG UNTIL FINAL APCH CONFIGN FOR LNDG. A HVY WT LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED (364000 LBS). AFTER LNDG, THE EMER WAS TERMINATED AND THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO A REMOTE PARKING SPACE. ON TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE, ANOTHER COMPANY ACFT RPTED THAT WE HAD A BRAKE FIRE IN THE R GEAR AREA. GND PERSONNEL AND ARPT FIRE CREWS EXTINGUISHED FIRE AND COOLED BRAKE AREA IMMEDIATELY. UPON DEPLANING, THE ONLY INDICATION (VISUALLY) OF ANY POSSIBLE ENG MALFUNCTION WAS RUBBED AREAS ON RUB STRIPS AROUND FAN BLADES ON INSIDE OF L ENG NACELLE. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH FORWARD DOOR AND BOARDED TRANSPORTATION. NO PAX OR CREW INJURIES OCCURRED. NO OTHER ACFT MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED.

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.