B767 flight attendant reports an engine failure after takeoff at lax.

Attributes
ACN	540174
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 34 flight attendant time total : 34 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	540174
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On flight lax-iad, we taxied normally down the runway. The side of the runway we taxied on was very bumpy, we all commented to each other as we were doing our security checks before takeoff. No sooner then we lifted up a loud thump took place. It was very obvious something was wrong as we were not climbing. The aircraft did not shake or lean to one side. We were over the water and we returned to lax within 10 mins. Crew and passenger knew immediately something was wrong. Cockpit crew did a wonderful job and insured the flight attendants and passenger that we would land without an emergency -- and we did just that! Non revenue flight attendant reported fire out of engine. I did not experience seeing any fire.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS AN ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF AT LAX.

Narrative: ON FLT LAX-IAD, WE TAXIED NORMALLY DOWN THE RWY. THE SIDE OF THE RWY WE TAXIED ON WAS VERY BUMPY, WE ALL COMMENTED TO EACH OTHER AS WE WERE DOING OUR SECURITY CHKS BEFORE TKOF. NO SOONER THEN WE LIFTED UP A LOUD THUMP TOOK PLACE. IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS SOMETHING WAS WRONG AS WE WERE NOT CLBING. THE ACFT DID NOT SHAKE OR LEAN TO ONE SIDE. WE WERE OVER THE WATER AND WE RETURNED TO LAX WITHIN 10 MINS. CREW AND PAX KNEW IMMEDIATELY SOMETHING WAS WRONG. COCKPIT CREW DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND INSURED THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX THAT WE WOULD LAND WITHOUT AN EMER -- AND WE DID JUST THAT! NON REVENUE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED FIRE OUT OF ENG. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE SEEING ANY FIRE.

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.