DC9 crew had FOD to both engines during landing roll and taxi in at msp runway 30R. Severity of damage required an engine change and repair to one engine, and engine change and overhaul on the other. FOD is reported to be 'black tar type substance' from the runway.

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Attributes
ACN	407893
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
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	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	407893
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After a normal routine flight from yyc to msp I executed a visual approach to runway 30R at msp. I taxied in to gate xx. Upon our next departure a maintenance supervisor informed us aircraft YYYY DC9 air carrier X would require an engine change on 1 engine and an overhaul on the other for FOD. He stated we had picked up a black tar type substance from the runway. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: on callback the reporter stated: landing was on runway 30R with a left turnoff at taxiway E8, and a very short taxi to the gate. They were nowhere near the construction activity. Their DC9 has an EPR limit of 1.60 during reverse thrust. They used no more than 1.50 EPR for their ling. The reporter did not know where the FOD 'black tar strips' came from, nor if his company had contacted the airport auths.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HAD FOD TO BOTH ENGS DURING LNDG ROLL AND TAXI IN AT MSP RWY 30R. SEVERITY OF DAMAGE REQUIRED AN ENG CHANGE AND REPAIR TO ONE ENG, AND ENG CHANGE AND OVERHAUL ON THE OTHER. FOD IS RPTED TO BE 'BLACK TAR TYPE SUBSTANCE' FROM THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL ROUTINE FLT FROM YYC TO MSP I EXECUTED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 30R AT MSP. I TAXIED IN TO GATE XX. UPON OUR NEXT DEP A MAINT SUPVR INFORMED US ACFT YYYY DC9 ACR X WOULD REQUIRE AN ENG CHANGE ON 1 ENG AND AN OVERHAUL ON THE OTHER FOR FOD. HE STATED WE HAD PICKED UP A BLACK TAR TYPE SUBSTANCE FROM THE RWY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ON CALLBACK THE RPTR STATED: LNDG WAS ON RWY 30R WITH A L TURNOFF AT TXWY E8, AND A VERY SHORT TAXI TO THE GATE. THEY WERE NOWHERE NEAR THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. THEIR DC9 HAS AN EPR LIMIT OF 1.60 DURING REVERSE THRUST. THEY USED NO MORE THAN 1.50 EPR FOR THEIR LING. THE RPTR DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE FOD 'BLACK TAR STRIPS' CAME FROM, NOR IF HIS COMPANY HAD CONTACTED THE ARPT AUTHS.

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.