An air carrier B-727 aborted its takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	265831
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : orf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 total : 6900 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	265831
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	265705
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Takeoff aborted due to compressor stalls as airspeed approached 60 KTS. After clearing the runway and checking all instruments, it was thought that stalls may have occurred due to gusting crosswind as all engine parameters were normal. Second takeoff was initiated but not attempted as #1 engine started compressor stalling as power was advanced. After taxiing back to gate, it was discovered that the engine hub (bullet) had come unbolted and was lying at the bottom of engine nacelle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B-727 ABORTED ITS TKOF.

Narrative: TKOF ABORTED DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS AS AIRSPD APCHED 60 KTS. AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND CHKING ALL INSTS, IT WAS THOUGHT THAT STALLS MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO GUSTING XWIND AS ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. SECOND TKOF WAS INITIATED BUT NOT ATTEMPTED AS #1 ENG STARTED COMPRESSOR STALLING AS PWR WAS ADVANCED. AFTER TAXIING BACK TO GATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENG HUB (BULLET) HAD COME UNBOLTED AND WAS LYING AT THE BOTTOM OF ENG NACELLE.

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.