Narrative:

Preflight by flight engineer was normal, all critical flight surfaces were clean. It was a clear, cold night in the northeast. No visible moisture present, no snow or ice on the ramp or ground. Start-up was normal, taxi to active runway was uneventful. We were cleared for takeoff on runway 33 at bdl. The captain taxied into position and gave control of the aircraft to me. I initiated a static run-up due to the length of the runway and it was the first flight of the week. All indications were normal and brakes were released. The captain called 80 KTS then V1 and rotate. Rotation was initiated and as the nose passed through about 7-8 degrees, there was a severe vibration and the aircraft shook. I continued the rotation and takeoff while applying rudder to maintain directional control. Then the #3 engine was surging and having large compressor stalls. The captain declared an emergency and bdl tower cleared us to land on any runway. I continued the climb to 3000 ft and was given a right turn downwind for runway 24. We were downwind for about 7 or 8 mi while the captain and flight engineer ran and completed all the checklists and engine #3 was shut down. A normal landing on runway 24 was accomplished and after returning to the ramp with a fire equipment escort the aircraft was secured. The #3 engine appeared to have a massive failure or was damaged by FOD. Several of the front section blades were missing or broke off and the #3 engine blow-out panel was also missing. Supplemental information from acn 496209: no ice or snow on the ground anywhere. We believe #3 engine ingested something from the runway as the failure occurred at rotation. I believe that in winter time the runways should be inspected more frequently.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727-200 CREW HAD ENG FAILURE PAST V1 DEPARTING RWY 33 AT BDL.

Narrative: PREFLT BY FE WAS NORMAL, ALL CRITICAL FLT SURFACES WERE CLEAN. IT WAS A CLR, COLD NIGHT IN THE NE. NO VISIBLE MOISTURE PRESENT, NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE RAMP OR GND. START-UP WAS NORMAL, TAXI TO ACTIVE RWY WAS UNEVENTFUL. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 33 AT BDL. THE CAPT TAXIED INTO POS AND GAVE CTL OF THE ACFT TO ME. I INITIATED A STATIC RUN-UP DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE RWY AND IT WAS THE FIRST FLT OF THE WK. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND BRAKES WERE RELEASED. THE CAPT CALLED 80 KTS THEN V1 AND ROTATE. ROTATION WAS INITIATED AND AS THE NOSE PASSED THROUGH ABOUT 7-8 DEGS, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION AND THE ACFT SHOOK. I CONTINUED THE ROTATION AND TKOF WHILE APPLYING RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CTL. THEN THE #3 ENG WAS SURGING AND HAVING LARGE COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND BDL TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON ANY RWY. I CONTINUED THE CLB TO 3000 FT AND WAS GIVEN A R TURN DOWNWIND FOR RWY 24. WE WERE DOWNWIND FOR ABOUT 7 OR 8 MI WHILE THE CAPT AND FE RAN AND COMPLETED ALL THE CHKLISTS AND ENG #3 WAS SHUT DOWN. A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 24 WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND AFTER RETURNING TO THE RAMP WITH A FIRE EQUIP ESCORT THE ACFT WAS SECURED. THE #3 ENG APPEARED TO HAVE A MASSIVE FAILURE OR WAS DAMAGED BY FOD. SEVERAL OF THE FRONT SECTION BLADES WERE MISSING OR BROKE OFF AND THE #3 ENG BLOW-OUT PANEL WAS ALSO MISSING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 496209: NO ICE OR SNOW ON THE GND ANYWHERE. WE BELIEVE #3 ENG INGESTED SOMETHING FROM THE RWY AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ROTATION. I BELIEVE THAT IN WINTER TIME THE RWYS SHOULD BE INSPECTED MORE FREQUENTLY.

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.