SF340 crew had a contained engine compressor blade separation on takeoff roll at msp.

Attributes
ACN	539172
Time
Date	200202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	539172
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After starting takeoff, the left engine failed at about 50 KTS. After returning to the gate, there was significant visible damage to the blades in the front of the engine. Aircraft SF340 ge engine CT7-5A. 1 blade apparently had separated. The failure was apparently contained. Engine shipped by air carrier to ge for analysis.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 CREW HAD A CONTAINED ENG COMPRESSOR BLADE SEPARATION ON TKOF ROLL AT MSP.

Narrative: AFTER STARTING TKOF, THE L ENG FAILED AT ABOUT 50 KTS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE GATE, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BLADES IN THE FRONT OF THE ENG. ACFT SF340 GE ENG CT7-5A. 1 BLADE APPARENTLY HAD SEPARATED. THE FAILURE WAS APPARENTLY CONTAINED. ENG SHIPPED BY ACR TO GE FOR ANALYSIS.

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.