Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 16R reno and were on the takeoff roll. V1 was 138 KTS, vr 143 KTS. Windshear was reported in the area. Wind was 180 degrees 15 KTS and gusty pretty much down the runway. We used full thrust for windshear advisory. Runway 16R is about 11000 ft long. At about 135 KTS we heard a loud pop/bang. The left #1 engine EPR, N1, N2 started down. We both called engine failure. I would estimate we were 5000-6000 ft down the runway. The captain immediately closed the throttles and aborted the takeoff using air carrier procedures. I called the tower and told them we were aborting with engine failure and asked for the emergency equipment. The captain stopped the aircraft short of taxiway Q where there is a large apron area at the approach of runway 34L. We taxied off onto that area where the captain made a very complete brief to the passenger on the PA. There was no panic and none left their seat. We did the engine failure checklist for the #1 engine and the brake fire and smoke checklist was reviewed. The brake temperatures were between 280 and 310 degrees C. The emergency equipment looked over the aircraft and advised no fire or smoke. We secured the aircraft using the air carrier checklist and the aircraft was towed to the gate. A mechanic told us that the turbine section failed on the #1 engine. There was no external engine/cowl damage, no injuries. Everyone remained calm and did their job professionally. The passenger were also very calm and cooperative. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter captain was contacted to obtain aircraft and engine models. Aircraft was MD80 (DC9) and engine model -- JT8D-217. Reporter says that this particular engine had only 260 hours on it and, after checking with his company, found that the company had 32 catastrophic engine failures within a yr and, according to the reporter, those were all DC9/MD80 engines. Reporter had concerns about adequate maintenance, and though his air carrier does their own maintenance work, he wonders where they obtain their parts, etc. This captain was on his first trip as a captain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80. ENG MODEL, JT8D-217. ACFT EQUIP PROB. ENG FAILURE ON TKOF, ABORT. TURBINE SECTION FAILED ON THE #1 ENG. FLC COMPLETED ENG FAILURE AND BRAKE FIRE SMOKE CHKLISTS, SHUT DOWN OTHER ENG AND WERE TOWED TO THE GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 16R RENO AND WERE ON THE TKOF ROLL. V1 WAS 138 KTS, VR 143 KTS. WINDSHEAR WAS RPTED IN THE AREA. WIND WAS 180 DEGS 15 KTS AND GUSTY PRETTY MUCH DOWN THE RWY. WE USED FULL THRUST FOR WINDSHEAR ADVISORY. RWY 16R IS ABOUT 11000 FT LONG. AT ABOUT 135 KTS WE HEARD A LOUD POP/BANG. THE L #1 ENG EPR, N1, N2 STARTED DOWN. WE BOTH CALLED ENG FAILURE. I WOULD ESTIMATE WE WERE 5000-6000 FT DOWN THE RWY. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND ABORTED THE TKOF USING ACR PROCS. I CALLED THE TWR AND TOLD THEM WE WERE ABORTING WITH ENG FAILURE AND ASKED FOR THE EMER EQUIP. THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT SHORT OF TXWY Q WHERE THERE IS A LARGE APRON AREA AT THE APCH OF RWY 34L. WE TAXIED OFF ONTO THAT AREA WHERE THE CAPT MADE A VERY COMPLETE BRIEF TO THE PAX ON THE PA. THERE WAS NO PANIC AND NONE LEFT THEIR SEAT. WE DID THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST FOR THE #1 ENG AND THE BRAKE FIRE AND SMOKE CHKLIST WAS REVIEWED. THE BRAKE TEMPS WERE BTWN 280 AND 310 DEGS C. THE EMER EQUIP LOOKED OVER THE ACFT AND ADVISED NO FIRE OR SMOKE. WE SECURED THE ACFT USING THE ACR CHKLIST AND THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. A MECH TOLD US THAT THE TURBINE SECTION FAILED ON THE #1 ENG. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL ENG/COWL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. EVERYONE REMAINED CALM AND DID THEIR JOB PROFESSIONALLY. THE PAX WERE ALSO VERY CALM AND COOPERATIVE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR CAPT WAS CONTACTED TO OBTAIN ACFT AND ENG MODELS. ACFT WAS MD80 (DC9) AND ENG MODEL -- JT8D-217. RPTR SAYS THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENG HAD ONLY 260 HRS ON IT AND, AFTER CHKING WITH HIS COMPANY, FOUND THAT THE COMPANY HAD 32 CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURES WITHIN A YR AND, ACCORDING TO THE RPTR, THOSE WERE ALL DC9/MD80 ENGS. RPTR HAD CONCERNS ABOUT ADEQUATE MAINT, AND THOUGH HIS ACR DOES THEIR OWN MAINT WORK, HE WONDERS WHERE THEY OBTAIN THEIR PARTS, ETC. THIS CAPT WAS ON HIS FIRST TRIP AS A CAPT.

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.