Return land mandated by a malfunctioning B767-300 engine during takeoff at atl, GA.

Attributes
ACN	546600
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 129 flight time total : 13487 flight time type : 2710
ASRS Report	546600
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

First officer was to fly atl-bda leg. Takeoff roll was normal approaching V1. We heard a muffled pop sound and felt a slight shudder which led us to initially think we had blown a tire. I knew we were past my go-no-go decision point and told the first officer that we were going to take it airborne. I subsequently noticed the right engine indicators were abnormal. There was minimal swerve on the ground and at lift-off. I declared an emergency approaching 400 ft AGL. During the climb it was very evident that the right engine was not producing thrust and that the egt was in exceedance. Approaching 1000 ft AGL I asked for vectors back for a west landing. At leveloff I remember seeing the right egt was still high and I initiated the after takeoff and engine failure checklists. Approach and landing to runway 27R, the longest runway, were uneventful. I exited the runway and asked the fire crew to check the right engine for any abnormalities. The fire chief said all looked normal so I decided to taxi back to the gate, where we were met by management and maintenance personnel. We were airborne for 11 mins. I made 3 airborne PA's to try and keep the passenger calm. By the comments made during deplaning the passenger really appreciated the PA's. The first officer did a great job flying while I handled the administrative end.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED BY A MALFUNCTIONING B767-300 ENG DURING TKOF AT ATL, GA.

Narrative: FO WAS TO FLY ATL-BDA LEG. TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL APCHING V1. WE HEARD A MUFFLED POP SOUND AND FELT A SLIGHT SHUDDER WHICH LED US TO INITIALLY THINK WE HAD BLOWN A TIRE. I KNEW WE WERE PAST MY GO-NO-GO DECISION POINT AND TOLD THE FO THAT WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IT AIRBORNE. I SUBSEQUENTLY NOTICED THE R ENG INDICATORS WERE ABNORMAL. THERE WAS MINIMAL SWERVE ON THE GND AND AT LIFT-OFF. I DECLARED AN EMER APCHING 400 FT AGL. DURING THE CLB IT WAS VERY EVIDENT THAT THE R ENG WAS NOT PRODUCING THRUST AND THAT THE EGT WAS IN EXCEEDANCE. APCHING 1000 FT AGL I ASKED FOR VECTORS BACK FOR A W LNDG. AT LEVELOFF I REMEMBER SEEING THE R EGT WAS STILL HIGH AND I INITIATED THE AFTER TKOF AND ENG FAILURE CHKLISTS. APCH AND LNDG TO RWY 27R, THE LONGEST RWY, WERE UNEVENTFUL. I EXITED THE RWY AND ASKED THE FIRE CREW TO CHK THE R ENG FOR ANY ABNORMALITIES. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID ALL LOOKED NORMAL SO I DECIDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE, WHERE WE WERE MET BY MGMNT AND MAINT PERSONNEL. WE WERE AIRBORNE FOR 11 MINS. I MADE 3 AIRBORNE PA'S TO TRY AND KEEP THE PAX CALM. BY THE COMMENTS MADE DURING DEPLANING THE PAX REALLY APPRECIATED THE PA'S. THE FO DID A GREAT JOB FLYING WHILE I HANDLED THE ADMINISTRATIVE END.

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.