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On takeoff, DC9-30 flight crew experience right engine 'instantly quit.' flight crew declare emergency and land. Subsequent inspection idents high pressure fuel pump failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439354 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sdf.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sdf.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 6400 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 439354 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine failure other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff, at approximately gear retraction time, the right engine instantaneously quit. Emergency was declared and all pertinent checklists were completed. Normal uneventful landing and taxi in to gate followed. (High pressure fuel pump was found sheared.) callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter specified again that the engine failure on takeoff was instantaneous. All electronic alarm indications were as expected for engine failure. The reporter advised that at the instant of failure, he felt a snap in the controls. The reporter believes the aircraft was pwred by JT8BE/9 engines. The reporter stated that since the aircraft takeoff weights were fairly heavy, maximum takeoff power was utilized. The engine failure took place during the gear up function.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON TKOF, DC9-30 FLC EXPERIENCE R ENG 'INSTANTLY QUIT.' FLC DECLARE EMER AND LAND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION IDENTS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF, AT APPROX GEAR RETRACTION TIME, THE R ENG INSTANTANEOUSLY QUIT. EMER WAS DECLARED AND ALL PERTINENT CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED. NORMAL UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND TAXI IN TO GATE FOLLOWED. (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND SHEARED.) CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SPECIFIED AGAIN THAT THE ENG FAILURE ON TKOF WAS INSTANTANEOUS. ALL ELECTRONIC ALARM INDICATIONS WERE AS EXPECTED FOR ENG FAILURE. THE RPTR ADVISED THAT AT THE INSTANT OF FAILURE, HE FELT A SNAP IN THE CTLS. THE RPTR BELIEVES THE ACFT WAS PWRED BY JT8BE/9 ENGS. THE RPTR STATED THAT SINCE THE ACFT TKOF WTS WERE FAIRLY HVY, MAX TKOF PWR WAS UTILIZED. THE ENG FAILURE TOOK PLACE DURING THE GEAR UP FUNCTION.
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.