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Flight crew of a B757 aborted takeoff after the left engine was heard making a loud and omitting heavy smoke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 850 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine noise other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Set takeoff power, runway 27 san. Approximately 80 KTS, loud bang. Lost left engine, aborted takeoff, taxied clear of runway. Called for fire truck. Left engine billowing smoke. Make preparation to evacuate/evacuation right side of aircraft. Fire trucks arrived, controled fire contained in engine cowl. Never got a fire warning in cockpit. Elected not to evacuate/evacuation passenger. After everything secured, right engine was restarted and aircraft taxied back to gate with no further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B757 ABORTED TKOF AFTER THE L ENG WAS HEARD MAKING A LOUD AND OMITTING HVY SMOKE.
Narrative: SET TKOF PWR, RWY 27 SAN. APPROX 80 KTS, LOUD BANG. LOST L ENG, ABORTED TKOF, TAXIED CLR OF RWY. CALLED FOR FIRE TRUCK. L ENG BILLOWING SMOKE. MAKE PREPARATION TO EVAC R SIDE OF ACFT. FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED, CTLED FIRE CONTAINED IN ENG COWL. NEVER GOT A FIRE WARNING IN COCKPIT. ELECTED NOT TO EVAC PAX. AFTER EVERYTHING SECURED, R ENG WAS RESTARTED AND ACFT TAXIED BACK TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.