Narrative:

On departure climb out, at approximately 1500 ft AGL aircraft experienced loud boom followed by partial loss of power in right engine, along with associated vibration and a slow loss of right hydraulic fluid. Leveled aircraft at 2000 ft AGL and declared an emergency. Followed company hydraulic emergency procedures, briefed lead flight, spoke to passenger, contacted company and returned for a normal approach and landing. Engine was kept running because of our heavy weight (approximately 103000 pounds). No engine red lines had been exceeded, and it continued to develop approximately 50% power. Engine was shut down after clearing runway and aircraft was inspected by crash fire rescue equipment personnel before proceeding to gate. First officer and all flight attendants performed duties extremely well. Our biggest problem by far, during this emergency, was the nearly constant calls from ATC's departure controller. When we first declared the emergency, I stated that I wanted to be kept within 15 mi of the airport and that we needed to perform a couple of checklists before we would be ready to return for landing. In the 10-15 mins we were on departure, we were needlessly interrupted numerous times while performing extremely important duties. Thus, our job was made more difficult by ATC's continued interruptions. The less talk the better. Everything worked out fine in the end, but ATC could have been more helpful by doing less. We certainly don't need to be told to turn left 10 degrees, right 20 degrees, and the like during critical flts when an emergency has been declared.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR TWIN JET SUFFERS ENG DAMAGE AFTER A LOUD NOISE AND IS OFFERED SHORT VECTORS DURING CHKLIST READING NEAR JAX, FL.

Narrative: ON DEP CLBOUT, AT APPROX 1500 FT AGL ACFT EXPERIENCED LOUD BOOM FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL LOSS OF PWR IN R ENG, ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED VIBRATION AND A SLOW LOSS OF R HYD FLUID. LEVELED ACFT AT 2000 FT AGL AND DECLARED AN EMER. FOLLOWED COMPANY HYD EMER PROCS, BRIEFED LEAD FLT, SPOKE TO PAX, CONTACTED COMPANY AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. ENG WAS KEPT RUNNING BECAUSE OF OUR HVY WT (APPROX 103000 LBS). NO ENG RED LINES HAD BEEN EXCEEDED, AND IT CONTINUED TO DEVELOP APPROX 50% PWR. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER CLRING RWY AND ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY CFR PERSONNEL BEFORE PROCEEDING TO GATE. FO AND ALL FLT ATTENDANTS PERFORMED DUTIES EXTREMELY WELL. OUR BIGGEST PROB BY FAR, DURING THIS EMER, WAS THE NEARLY CONSTANT CALLS FROM ATC'S DEP CTLR. WHEN WE FIRST DECLARED THE EMER, I STATED THAT I WANTED TO BE KEPT WITHIN 15 MI OF THE ARPT AND THAT WE NEEDED TO PERFORM A COUPLE OF CHKLISTS BEFORE WE WOULD BE READY TO RETURN FOR LNDG. IN THE 10-15 MINS WE WERE ON DEP, WE WERE NEEDLESSLY INTERRUPTED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE PERFORMING EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DUTIES. THUS, OUR JOB WAS MADE MORE DIFFICULT BY ATC'S CONTINUED INTERRUPTIONS. THE LESS TALK THE BETTER. EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FINE IN THE END, BUT ATC COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL BY DOING LESS. WE CERTAINLY DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD TO TURN L 10 DEGS, R 20 DEGS, AND THE LIKE DURING CRITICAL FLTS WHEN AN EMER HAS BEEN DECLARED.

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.