An MD80 aborts its takeoff when the flight crew receives indications of a compressor stall at 138 KT...

Attributes
ACN	425267
Time
Date	199901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 23200 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	425267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	425508
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On taxi out for takeoff, all system normal and operating. Temperature was -5 degrees C. A decision was made to receive deice servicing in the run-up area of runway 15R. E-tips (wing heater blanket) was installed and active on this aircraft. Out of gate at XY54, deice ended at YY27. Snow had been intermittent, thus it was thought prudent to deice in addition to e-tips. Post deice, wing surfaces were inspected and found to be clear of ice or snow. Runway 15R conditions were reported as: 1/2 inch packed snow and no braking action reported. Engine anti-ice was used for takeoff. Takeoff roll began at approximately YY24. All was normal until approximately 138 KTS (V1 was 144 KTS). At this time the aircraft jerked heavily and loud popping was heard. The left EPR gauge dropped to 1.0 EPR and idle power. The airspeed was below V1 and immediately began to decrease. Rejected takeoff was called and performed. During reversing, the left engine never spooled up. Aircraft stopped centerline of runway 15R approximately 1000 ft from runway end. All appropriate checklists were completed and through good and frequent communications with cabin crew, all was calm and secure in cabin. There were no injuries to either passenger or crew. Emergency equipment requested, though no evacuate/evacuation performed. Subsequent inspection of aircraft by mechanics revealed no damage to aircraft or engines. Speculation has centered around possible runway contamination by ice, snow or debris as a causative factor. Supplemental information from acn 425508: at approximately 135 KTS, master caution 'flickered' followed by left engine 'chug' and then a loud 'pop.' immediate loss of power was felt. Aircraft veered slightly right of centerline with 1 reverser and poor braking. Aircraft steered back on centerline. Maintenance found no damage to engine and speculated compressor stall due to possible runway contamination from snow, ice, or FOD.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ABORTS ITS TKOF WHEN THE FLC RECEIVES INDICATIONS OF A COMPRESSOR STALL AT 138 KTS. ACFT HAD BEEN DEICED PRIOR TO TKOF ON THE SNOW COVERED RWY.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT FOR TKOF, ALL SYS NORMAL AND OPERATING. TEMP WAS -5 DEGS C. A DECISION WAS MADE TO RECEIVE DEICE SVCING IN THE RUN-UP AREA OF RWY 15R. E-TIPS (WING HEATER BLANKET) WAS INSTALLED AND ACTIVE ON THIS ACFT. OUT OF GATE AT XY54, DEICE ENDED AT YY27. SNOW HAD BEEN INTERMITTENT, THUS IT WAS THOUGHT PRUDENT TO DEICE IN ADDITION TO E-TIPS. POST DEICE, WING SURFACES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE CLR OF ICE OR SNOW. RWY 15R CONDITIONS WERE RPTED AS: 1/2 INCH PACKED SNOW AND NO BRAKING ACTION RPTED. ENG ANTI-ICE WAS USED FOR TKOF. TKOF ROLL BEGAN AT APPROX YY24. ALL WAS NORMAL UNTIL APPROX 138 KTS (V1 WAS 144 KTS). AT THIS TIME THE ACFT JERKED HEAVILY AND LOUD POPPING WAS HEARD. THE L EPR GAUGE DROPPED TO 1.0 EPR AND IDLE PWR. THE AIRSPD WAS BELOW V1 AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DECREASE. REJECTED TKOF WAS CALLED AND PERFORMED. DURING REVERSING, THE L ENG NEVER SPOOLED UP. ACFT STOPPED CTRLINE OF RWY 15R APPROX 1000 FT FROM RWY END. ALL APPROPRIATE CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED AND THROUGH GOOD AND FREQUENT COMS WITH CABIN CREW, ALL WAS CALM AND SECURE IN CABIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PAX OR CREW. EMER EQUIP REQUESTED, THOUGH NO EVAC PERFORMED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF ACFT BY MECHS REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ENGS. SPECULATION HAS CTRED AROUND POSSIBLE RWY CONTAMINATION BY ICE, SNOW OR DEBRIS AS A CAUSATIVE FACTOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 425508: AT APPROX 135 KTS, MASTER CAUTION 'FLICKERED' FOLLOWED BY L ENG 'CHUG' AND THEN A LOUD 'POP.' IMMEDIATE LOSS OF PWR WAS FELT. ACFT VEERED SLIGHTLY R OF CTRLINE WITH 1 REVERSER AND POOR BRAKING. ACFT STEERED BACK ON CTRLINE. MAINT FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ENG AND SPECULATED COMPRESSOR STALL DUE TO POSSIBLE RWY CONTAMINATION FROM SNOW, ICE, OR FOD.

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 aborts its takeoff when the flight crew receives indications of a compressor stall at 138 KTS. Aircraft had been deiced prior to takeoff on the snow covered runway.