Flight crew of an large transport aborted takeoff after 1 engine failed prior to V1 during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	294121
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	294121
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 : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff out of cvg runway 27, (10000 ft long) aborted takeoff due to engine failure #3 engine. Aborted takeoff prior to V1/vr and followed company policy and procedures for an engine failure prior to vr. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the cause of the #3 engine of the B-727 was failure of the engine driven fuel pump (drive shaft sheared). The intended cargo flight was canceled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT ABORTED TKOF AFTER 1 ENG FAILED PRIOR TO V1 DURING TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF OUT OF CVG RWY 27, (10000 FT LONG) ABORTED TKOF DUE TO ENG FAILURE #3 ENG. ABORTED TKOF PRIOR TO V1/VR AND FOLLOWED COMPANY POLICY AND PROCS FOR AN ENG FAILURE PRIOR TO VR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE #3 ENG OF THE B-727 WAS FAILURE OF THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP (DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED). THE INTENDED CARGO FLT WAS CANCELED.

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.