An air carrier MD80 flight crew reports that they had to use their windshear escape maneuver over df...

Attributes
ACN	382498
Time
Date	199710
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing : go around other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	382498
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Windshear escape maneuver performed over dfw at 3000 ft MSL. Entered the glen rose arrival at XA45 local. After excessive vectoring and airport runway changes, vectored to ILS approach to runway 35C. Radar indicated scattered showers nothing moderate or heavy on final. At 10 DME windshear was reported by another aircraft. The controller then used the word 'microburst.' aircraft ahead elected to go around. We did the same. ATC directed climb to 3000 ft MSL on localizer. Leveled at 3000 ft MSL, 200 KTS, flaps 11 degrees. Passed into rainshower. With speed at 200 KTS EPR indicated 1.07. We analyzed this as being the leading edge of microburst. Within 1-2 seconds autoplt kicked off, aircraft rolled 45 degrees right, took over manually. Became difficult to maintain altitude and heading. Stall indication failure light illuminated simultaneously with rapidly decreasing altitude on the radio altimeter. Initiated windshear escape maneuver. GPWS warning mode 1 activated, 'whoop, whoop, pull up.' entire event from entry into rainshower to recovery took about 10 seconds. Diverted to abi. During escape maneuver throttles pushed to forward limit saw EPR 2.15-2.2 for 1- 4 seconds. After climb out all engine parameters appeared normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC RPTS THAT THEY HAD TO USE THEIR WINDSHEAR ESCAPE MANEUVER OVER DFW DURING A GAR. MAX THRUST LEVER TRAVEL WAS USED DURING THE MANEUVER TO ESCAPE A MICROBURST.

Narrative: WINDSHEAR ESCAPE MANEUVER PERFORMED OVER DFW AT 3000 FT MSL. ENTERED THE GLEN ROSE ARR AT XA45 LCL. AFTER EXCESSIVE VECTORING AND ARPT RWY CHANGES, VECTORED TO ILS APCH TO RWY 35C. RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS NOTHING MODERATE OR HVY ON FINAL. AT 10 DME WINDSHEAR WAS RPTED BY ANOTHER ACFT. THE CTLR THEN USED THE WORD 'MICROBURST.' ACFT AHEAD ELECTED TO GAR. WE DID THE SAME. ATC DIRECTED CLB TO 3000 FT MSL ON LOC. LEVELED AT 3000 FT MSL, 200 KTS, FLAPS 11 DEGS. PASSED INTO RAINSHOWER. WITH SPD AT 200 KTS EPR INDICATED 1.07. WE ANALYZED THIS AS BEING THE LEADING EDGE OF MICROBURST. WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS AUTOPLT KICKED OFF, ACFT ROLLED 45 DEGS R, TOOK OVER MANUALLY. BECAME DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN ALT AND HEADING. STALL INDICATION FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH RAPIDLY DECREASING ALT ON THE RADIO ALTIMETER. INITIATED WINDSHEAR ESCAPE MANEUVER. GPWS WARNING MODE 1 ACTIVATED, 'WHOOP, WHOOP, PULL UP.' ENTIRE EVENT FROM ENTRY INTO RAINSHOWER TO RECOVERY TOOK ABOUT 10 SECONDS. DIVERTED TO ABI. DURING ESCAPE MANEUVER THROTTLES PUSHED TO FORWARD LIMIT SAW EPR 2.15-2.2 FOR 1- 4 SECONDS. AFTER CLBOUT ALL ENG PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL.

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.

An air carrier MD80 flight crew reports that they had to use their windshear escape maneuver over dfw during a go around. Maximum thrust lever travel was used during the maneuver to escape a microburst.