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An MD88 immediately after rotation experienced a contained failure of the left engine. Emergency was declared and aircraft returned to the field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366006 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mke |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mke |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other other |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 366006 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Very shortly after rotation, as the landing gear was in transit, a loud explosion/thump was heard, followed by a severe vibration felt along the entire aircraft. A complete loss of oil quantity, pressure, N1 and N2 at or near zero RPM, high egt, verified the failure of the left engine. The first officer was the PF when the failure occurred and he performed flawlessly. After completing and verifying that all memory items had been completed, I took over as the PF. All pertinent QRH procedures and checklists were performed, an emergency was declared with mke ATC and asked to have the emergency equipment standing by. Due to the severity of our emergency, an overweight landing was performed as described in our communication. After landing, we requested the emergency equipment to visually check the left side of the aircraft for possible fire, smoke, or other visible damage. No smoke/fire or other visible damage was observed, taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 IMMEDIATELY AFTER ROTATION EXPERIENCED A CONTAINED FAILURE OF THE L ENG. EMER WAS DECLARED AND ACFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD.
Narrative: VERY SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, AS THE LNDG GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT, A LOUD EXPLOSION/THUMP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE VIBRATION FELT ALONG THE ENTIRE ACFT. A COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY, PRESSURE, N1 AND N2 AT OR NEAR ZERO RPM, HIGH EGT, VERIFIED THE FAILURE OF THE L ENG. THE FO WAS THE PF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND HE PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY. AFTER COMPLETING AND VERIFYING THAT ALL MEMORY ITEMS HAD BEEN COMPLETED, I TOOK OVER AS THE PF. ALL PERTINENT QRH PROCS AND CHKLISTS WERE PERFORMED, AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH MKE ATC AND ASKED TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP STANDING BY. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF OUR EMER, AN OVERWT LNDG WAS PERFORMED AS DESCRIBED IN OUR COM. AFTER LNDG, WE REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP TO VISUALLY CHK THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT FOR POSSIBLE FIRE, SMOKE, OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE. NO SMOKE/FIRE OR OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED, TAXIED TO THE GATE.
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.