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A320 aircraft on takeoff roll had high egt on #1 engine. Flight crew requested straight out departure and vectors back for landing. After landing and determining there was no fire or damage to aircraft, and while continuing taxi, 2 tires went flat due to high brake temperatures. Tires were changed on taxiway and aircraft towed to gate where engine was inspected and no damage found.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372224 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 372224 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Air carrier a, after cleared for takeoff, #1 engine egt exceeded approximately 935 degrees C. Emergency was declared. ATC local tower was advised. Crew notified tower and requested straight out departure and also requested to return to den runway 7. Company and ATC procedures were complied with. After all checklists were completed, air carrier a landed on runway 7. Emergency crews assessed the engine and brakes for fire and/or damage and began taxi to company assigned gate. While en route to gate on designated taxiway, air carrier a developed 2 flat tires due to brake temperature. Tires were changed on taxiway and aircraft towed to assigned gate. No injuries were sustained, no engine damage or fire -- damage only to 2 left main gear tires.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 ACFT ON TKOF ROLL HAD HIGH EGT ON #1 ENG. FLC REQUESTED STRAIGHT OUT DEP AND VECTORS BACK FOR LNDG. AFTER LNDG AND DETERMINING THERE WAS NO FIRE OR DAMAGE TO ACFT, AND WHILE CONTINUING TAXI, 2 TIRES WENT FLAT DUE TO HIGH BRAKE TEMPS. TIRES WERE CHANGED ON TXWY AND ACFT TOWED TO GATE WHERE ENG WAS INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE FOUND.
Narrative: ACR A, AFTER CLRED FOR TKOF, #1 ENG EGT EXCEEDED APPROX 935 DEGS C. EMER WAS DECLARED. ATC LCL TWR WAS ADVISED. CREW NOTIFIED TWR AND REQUESTED STRAIGHT OUT DEP AND ALSO REQUESTED TO RETURN TO DEN RWY 7. COMPANY AND ATC PROCS WERE COMPLIED WITH. AFTER ALL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED, ACR A LANDED ON RWY 7. EMER CREWS ASSESSED THE ENG AND BRAKES FOR FIRE AND/OR DAMAGE AND BEGAN TAXI TO COMPANY ASSIGNED GATE. WHILE ENRTE TO GATE ON DESIGNATED TXWY, ACR A DEVELOPED 2 FLAT TIRES DUE TO BRAKE TEMP. TIRES WERE CHANGED ON TXWY AND ACFT TOWED TO ASSIGNED GATE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, NO ENG DAMAGE OR FIRE -- DAMAGE ONLY TO 2 L MAIN GEAR TIRES.
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.