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A B737-200 on takeoff at 400 ft declared an emergency and returned to the field due to #1 engine loss of power caused by low pressure turbine failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 456764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 456764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 456765 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff runway 9L at fll, at 400 ft AGL, had loud bang, and aircraft yawed to left. #1 (left) engine had failed. We coordinated for return to fll runway 9L. Accomplished necessary checklists and had an uneventful landing. We did declare an emergency and ordered fire trucks to inspect aircraft upon landing. No fire or other aircraft damage. Crew handled situation in outstanding manner. Flight attendants, and first officer offered great assistance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the engine was a P&west JT8D-15A and the failure was the 2ND stage low pressure turbine. The reporter said the engine was a contained failure but some blades went out the tailpipe causing minor damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-200 ON TKOF AT 400 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO THE FIELD DUE TO #1 ENG LOSS OF PWR CAUSED BY LOW PRESSURE TURBINE FAILURE.
Narrative: ON TKOF RWY 9L AT FLL, AT 400 FT AGL, HAD LOUD BANG, AND ACFT YAWED TO L. #1 (L) ENG HAD FAILED. WE COORDINATED FOR RETURN TO FLL RWY 9L. ACCOMPLISHED NECESSARY CHKLISTS AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. WE DID DECLARE AN EMER AND ORDERED FIRE TRUCKS TO INSPECT ACFT UPON LNDG. NO FIRE OR OTHER ACFT DAMAGE. CREW HANDLED SIT IN OUTSTANDING MANNER. FLT ATTENDANTS, AND FO OFFERED GREAT ASSISTANCE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS A P&W JT8D-15A AND THE FAILURE WAS THE 2ND STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS A CONTAINED FAILURE BUT SOME BLADES WENT OUT THE TAILPIPE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.
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.