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Saab 340B on takeoff roll, left engine popped and shut itself down. No fire warning or sign of fire. Returned to gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 345961 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 345961 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At the start of takeoff roll with torque at approximately 80 percent, heard a loud pop from left engine. Engine shut itself down. No sign of fire or smoke. Aborted takeoff, secured engine and returned to gate then turned aircraft over to maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SAAB 340B ON TKOF ROLL, L ENG POPPED AND SHUT ITSELF DOWN. NO FIRE WARNING OR SIGN OF FIRE. RETURNED TO GATE.
Narrative: AT THE START OF TKOF ROLL WITH TORQUE AT APPROX 80 PERCENT, HEARD A LOUD POP FROM L ENG. ENG SHUT ITSELF DOWN. NO SIGN OF FIRE OR SMOKE. ABORTED TKOF, SECURED ENG AND RETURNED TO GATE THEN TURNED ACFT OVER TO MAINT.
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.