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An air carrier saab had to return land when its right engine failed on takeoff. Emergency declared. Saab 340A.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336784 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 336784 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 336892 |
| 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 | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 27 cvg during the landing gear up phase of flight, a loud bang was heard from the #2 engine. The #2 engine then failed with a successful automatic coarsen and was secured at 400 ft AGL. An emergency was declared and a single engine landing was made on runway 18L cvg. The landing was made 235 pounds over maximum landing weight. Aircraft is an SF340A. No unusual engine indications were noted during takeoff roll and everything appeared to be normal when the engine failed. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter does not know why his engine failed. He asked several times shortly after this happened, but no one would tell him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR SAAB HAD TO RETURN LAND WHEN ITS R ENG FAILED ON TKOF. EMER DECLARED. SAAB 340A.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM RWY 27 CVG DURING THE LNDG GEAR UP PHASE OF FLT, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE #2 ENG. THE #2 ENG THEN FAILED WITH A SUCCESSFUL AUTO COARSEN AND WAS SECURED AT 400 FT AGL. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND A SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE ON RWY 18L CVG. THE LNDG WAS MADE 235 LBS OVER MAX LNDG WT. ACFT IS AN SF340A. NO UNUSUAL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NOTED DURING TKOF ROLL AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WHEN THE ENG FAILED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW WHY HIS ENG FAILED. HE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES SHORTLY AFTER THIS HAPPENED, BUT NO ONE WOULD TELL HIM.
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.