An MD80 shortly after rotation declared an emergency and returned to the field due to #1 engine fail...

Attributes
ACN	383016
Time
Date	199710
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : abq
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : abq tracon : mci
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	383016
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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:

We flew the same aircraft into abq that morning without incident. We were on the ground for about 1 hour. I did the exterior preflight and found nothing wrong. We had 2 normal engine starts and taxied out for takeoff on runway 8. Shortly after rotation, there was a loud bang and all engine instruments on the left engine were spooling down to zero. We completed the engine failure procedure and made a normal landing on runway 3. We taxied to the gate on our own power and deplaned through the jetway. Later, the airport crew swept the runway, and found a box full of metal debris (fan blades). The cowling on the aircraft was not punctured. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that no information on the cause of the failure was available but would advise when it became available. The reporter advised that after the runway was swept the airport maintenance crew delivered a box full of turbine blades.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO #1 ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: WE FLEW THE SAME ACFT INTO ABQ THAT MORNING WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE WERE ON THE GND FOR ABOUT 1 HR. I DID THE EXTERIOR PREFLT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WE HAD 2 NORMAL ENG STARTS AND TAXIED OUT FOR TKOF ON RWY 8. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND ALL ENG INSTS ON THE L ENG WERE SPOOLING DOWN TO ZERO. WE COMPLETED THE ENG FAILURE PROC AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 3. WE TAXIED TO THE GATE ON OUR OWN PWR AND DEPLANED THROUGH THE JETWAY. LATER, THE ARPT CREW SWEPT THE RWY, AND FOUND A BOX FULL OF METAL DEBRIS (FAN BLADES). THE COWLING ON THE ACFT WAS NOT PUNCTURED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT NO INFO ON THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS AVAILABLE BUT WOULD ADVISE WHEN IT BECAME AVAILABLE. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT AFTER THE RWY WAS SWEPT THE ARPT MAINT CREW DELIVERED A BOX FULL OF TURBINE BLADES.

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 MD80 shortly after rotation declared an emergency and returned to the field due to #1 engine failure.