B727 aircraft climbing from airport at 800 ft heard noise and felt aircraft vibration accompanied by...

Attributes
ACN	365483
Time
Date	199704
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 800 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	365483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	365482
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff until gear retraction, at that time first officer (PF) indicated rudder pedal movement, crew felt aircraft vibration also heard odd noise. Pilot's initial sensation was nosegear/steering/retraction problem, at gear up flight engineer said #2 engine, I noted high egt and low rpms and immediately pulled #2 throttle back about 2/3. #2 throttle vibration, smooth climb, flight attendant #2 called indicating strange noise aft. At 800 ft now, kept power at standard, leveled off started clean up, acceleration, advised tower of engine failure and like to climb straight to 2000-3000 ft and return to land. When clean started engine out checklist, departure advised of smoke, discontinued engine out and started engine fire checklist. No fire light, cool egt, pulled fire handle and discharged anyway. Directed flight engineer to dump to maximum landing weight. At 3000 ft turned right for downwind. Told flight attendants and passenger situation and will be landing in 10 mins. Departure said (because of possible fire) we could land south, I said no because of maximum weight, tailwind, only 2 reversers and needed time. Started 2 engine approach checklist over civil airport, approach called traffic got TA then red RA, climb, climb, told first officer to climb, at 3300 ft, clear traffic. Dumping, completed 2 engine list, started landing checklist, prepare for landing to flight attendants. Tower said smoke seen again, shot #2 discharge. Asked for long runway 35C, runway 35L closed (our FOD and grass fire), secured dump, completed checklist, nice visual approach and landing below maximum landing weight by first officer clearing runway asked tower if they could see any smoke or fire, they said no, we asked to directly to gate and I asked them to place a fire truck right on our tail, they did.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 ACFT CLBING FROM ARPT AT 800 FT HEARD NOISE AND FELT ACFT VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY #2 ENG HIGH EGT AND LOW RPM. THROTTLE WAS REDUCED, VIBRATION DECREASED, BUT CABIN ATTENDANT RPTED NOISE IN CABIN. DEP CTLR ADVISED FLC THAT SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ACFT. FLC SHUT DOWN ENG WITH FIRE CHKLIST AND FIRED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. EXTENDED PATTERN TOOK ACFT OVER CIVIL ARPT WHERE FLC RECEIVED TCASII RA. FIRE TRUCK FOLLOWED ACFT TO GATE.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF UNTIL GEAR RETRACTION, AT THAT TIME FO (PF) INDICATED RUDDER PEDAL MOVEMENT, CREW FELT ACFT VIBRATION ALSO HEARD ODD NOISE. PLT'S INITIAL SENSATION WAS NOSEGEAR/STEERING/RETRACTION PROB, AT GEAR UP FE SAID #2 ENG, I NOTED HIGH EGT AND LOW RPMS AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED #2 THROTTLE BACK ABOUT 2/3. #2 THROTTLE VIBRATION, SMOOTH CLB, FLT ATTENDANT #2 CALLED INDICATING STRANGE NOISE AFT. AT 800 FT NOW, KEPT PWR AT STANDARD, LEVELED OFF STARTED CLEAN UP, ACCELERATION, ADVISED TWR OF ENG FAILURE AND LIKE TO CLB STRAIGHT TO 2000-3000 FT AND RETURN TO LAND. WHEN CLEAN STARTED ENG OUT CHKLIST, DEP ADVISED OF SMOKE, DISCONTINUED ENG OUT AND STARTED ENG FIRE CHKLIST. NO FIRE LIGHT, COOL EGT, PULLED FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED ANYWAY. DIRECTED FE TO DUMP TO MAX LNDG WT. AT 3000 FT TURNED R FOR DOWNWIND. TOLD FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX SIT AND WILL BE LNDG IN 10 MINS. DEP SAID (BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE FIRE) WE COULD LAND S, I SAID NO BECAUSE OF MAX WT, TAILWIND, ONLY 2 REVERSERS AND NEEDED TIME. STARTED 2 ENG APCH CHKLIST OVER CIVIL ARPT, APCH CALLED TFC GOT TA THEN RED RA, CLB, CLB, TOLD FO TO CLB, AT 3300 FT, CLR TFC. DUMPING, COMPLETED 2 ENG LIST, STARTED LNDG CHKLIST, PREPARE FOR LNDG TO FLT ATTENDANTS. TWR SAID SMOKE SEEN AGAIN, SHOT #2 DISCHARGE. ASKED FOR LONG RWY 35C, RWY 35L CLOSED (OUR FOD AND GRASS FIRE), SECURED DUMP, COMPLETED CHKLIST, NICE VISUAL APCH AND LNDG BELOW MAX LNDG WT BY FO CLRING RWY ASKED TWR IF THEY COULD SEE ANY SMOKE OR FIRE, THEY SAID NO, WE ASKED TO DIRECTLY TO GATE AND I ASKED THEM TO PLACE A FIRE TRUCK RIGHT ON OUR TAIL, THEY DID.

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.