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A DC9-30 on takeoff at 100 KTS rejected the takeoff and evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft due to a right engine contained failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 400379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 400379 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 400502 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After being cleared for takeoff on runway 21C we applied power and began our takeoff roll. At approximately 100 KTS there was a bang and the aircraft shuddered. We aborted the takeoff and I told the tower we were aborting and remaining on the runway. The tower reported smoke from the right engine and I asked to have the emergency equipment called. The tower then reported flames/fire coming from the right engine. Based on that report we decided to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft. The evacuate/evacuation went smoothly and all emergency equipment operated properly. No passenger or crew members were injured in the aborted takeoff or evacuate/evacuation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a DC9-30 pwred with P&west JT8D-9 engines. And the failure was contained as all debris went out the tailpipe. The reporter said although the tower reported smoke and flames from the failed engine, the fire warning system did not activate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 ON TKOF AT 100 KTS REJECTED THE TKOF AND EVACED THE ACFT DUE TO A R ENG CONTAINED FAILURE.
Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 21C WE APPLIED PWR AND BEGAN OUR TKOF ROLL. AT APPROX 100 KTS THERE WAS A BANG AND THE ACFT SHUDDERED. WE ABORTED THE TKOF AND I TOLD THE TWR WE WERE ABORTING AND REMAINING ON THE RWY. THE TWR RPTED SMOKE FROM THE R ENG AND I ASKED TO HAVE THE EMER EQUIP CALLED. THE TWR THEN RPTED FLAMES/FIRE COMING FROM THE R ENG. BASED ON THAT RPT WE DECIDED TO EVAC THE ACFT. THE EVAC WENT SMOOTHLY AND ALL EMER EQUIP OPERATED PROPERLY. NO PAX OR CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED IN THE ABORTED TKOF OR EVAC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A DC9-30 PWRED WITH P&W JT8D-9 ENGS. AND THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED AS ALL DEBRIS WENT OUT THE TAILPIPE. THE RPTR SAID ALTHOUGH THE TWR RPTED SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE FAILED ENG, THE FIRE WARNING SYS DID NOT ACTIVATE.
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.