Takeoff aborted - engine compressor stall.

Attributes
ACN	297623
Time
Date	199502
Day	Tue
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : yyz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	297623
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	297775
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During takeoff roll at approximately 120 KIAS the left engine rolled back significantly then recovered. Passenger later reported hearing a pop or bang. The decision was made to abort. Initial deceleration was good but as the aircraft entered the last third of the runway it began to yaw and braking action decreased. It was necessary to adjust reverse thrust several times to maintain directional control aircraft was stopped just prior to the end of the runway. Aircraft was taxied back to the gate and passenger disembarked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED - ENG COMPRESSOR STALL.

Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL AT APPROX 120 KIAS THE L ENG ROLLED BACK SIGNIFICANTLY THEN RECOVERED. PAX LATER RPTED HEARING A POP OR BANG. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT. INITIAL DECELERATION WAS GOOD BUT AS THE ACFT ENTERED THE LAST THIRD OF THE RWY IT BEGAN TO YAW AND BRAKING ACTION DECREASED. IT WAS NECESSARY TO ADJUST REVERSE THRUST SEVERAL TIMES TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL ACFT WAS STOPPED JUST PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RWY. ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND PAX DISEMBARKED.

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.