A B737 ferry aircraft loses an engine during takeoff, just after 80 KTS. PIC aborts.

Attributes
ACN	391029
Time
Date	199801
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	391029
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On jan/mon/98, while ferrying a B737-200 from bdl to acy (atlantic city) we experienced an engine failure during the takeoff roll. The takeoff was initiated on runway 6 by the first officer. Acceleration and engine instruments were normal. At approximately 80 KTS, the captain made the standard call of 80 KTS. Almost immediately after 80 KTS, the #1 engine failed. We then proceeded to do a textbook abort with the captain taking control of the aircraft and bringing it to a stop while I called the tower. I don't think that the abort could have been performed any better. After clearing the runway, we did all the appropriate checklists and turned the aircraft over to maintenance. The cause of the engine failure was a failure of the high pressure fuel control shaft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FERRY ACFT LOSES AN ENG DURING TKOF, JUST AFTER 80 KTS. PIC ABORTS.

Narrative: ON JAN/MON/98, WHILE FERRYING A B737-200 FROM BDL TO ACY (ATLANTIC CITY) WE EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE DURING THE TKOF ROLL. THE TKOF WAS INITIATED ON RWY 6 BY THE FO. ACCELERATION AND ENG INSTS WERE NORMAL. AT APPROX 80 KTS, THE CAPT MADE THE STANDARD CALL OF 80 KTS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER 80 KTS, THE #1 ENG FAILED. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO DO A TEXTBOOK ABORT WITH THE CAPT TAKING CTL OF THE ACFT AND BRINGING IT TO A STOP WHILE I CALLED THE TWR. I DON'T THINK THAT THE ABORT COULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ANY BETTER. AFTER CLRING THE RWY, WE DID ALL THE APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS AND TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO MAINT. THE CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL CTL SHAFT.

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.