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A B727-200 on takeoff roll experienced aft cargo door warning light. Immediately after takeoff had loss of pressurization then #3 engine stalled and failed due to foreign object damage for cargo door installation. Flight attendant reported the aft cargo door was open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 360335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 900 agl bound upper : 900 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 360335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 238 flight time total : 13750 |
| ASRS Report | 360668 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
During takeoff roll, the aft cargo light illuminated. Takeoff was uneventful until approximately 900 ft AGL at which time a pop and loss of pressurization was experienced. A flight attendant notified the cockpit that the aft cargo door had opened. Within a few seconds a shudder was felt and the #3 engine stalled slightly with associated decrease in EPR, N1 and N2. Within seconds the engine failed. Engine failure checklist and procedures were followed and a landing on runway 9R, atl was accomplished. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: aircraft was a B727-200 with JT8D engines. The only thing maintenance determined was ingested into the engine was the cargo door insulation and no metal. Engine was changed due to normal internal wear and condition. The FAA has not contacted the reporter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 ON TKOF ROLL EXPERIENCED AFT CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF HAD LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION THEN #3 ENG STALLED AND FAILED DUE TO FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE FOR CARGO DOOR INSTALLATION. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THE AFT CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN.
Narrative: DURING TKOF ROLL, THE AFT CARGO LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TKOF WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL APPROX 900 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME A POP AND LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION WAS EXPERIENCED. A FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT THAT THE AFT CARGO DOOR HAD OPENED. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS A SHUDDER WAS FELT AND THE #3 ENG STALLED SLIGHTLY WITH ASSOCIATED DECREASE IN EPR, N1 AND N2. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENG FAILED. ENG FAILURE CHKLIST AND PROCS WERE FOLLOWED AND A LNDG ON RWY 9R, ATL WAS ACCOMPLISHED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ACFT WAS A B727-200 WITH JT8D ENGS. THE ONLY THING MAINT DETERMINED WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENG WAS THE CARGO DOOR INSULATION AND NO METAL. ENG WAS CHANGED DUE TO NORMAL INTERNAL WEAR AND CONDITION. THE FAA HAS NOT CONTACTED THE RPTR.
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.