A B712 crew, during initial climb from lih, experienced an engine failure, returning to departure ai...

Attributes
ACN	556491
Time
Date	200209
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl single value : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn.artcc tower : lih.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
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 crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9450 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	556491
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	556492
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : master caution other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff at approximately 1200 ft, after throttles were retarded to climb power, pilots observed a loud bang emanating from rear of aircraft, followed by a noticeable yaw to left. Master caution 'left engine surge' illuminated as well as visible and acrid smoke flowing from the air conditioning system. Captain ordered first officer to declare emergency and intent to return to airport. Aircraft leveled off at 2200 ft. Left engine produced thrust at idle and low engine power settings. Received vectors for visual approach and backed up with ILS final. Requested arff. Captain directed first officer to call flight attendants on interphone on approach and advise it would be a normal landing with no evacuate/evacuation required. Completed 'diamond checklist' for emergency return to field. Captain delayed flaps 40 degrees until landing assured. Called tower/arff for external fire/damage check on clearing runway. Debriefed flight attendants at hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B712 CREW, DURING INITIAL CLB FROM LIH, EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE, RETURNING TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT APPROX 1200 FT, AFTER THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO CLB PWR, PLTS OBSERVED A LOUD BANG EMANATING FROM REAR OF ACFT, FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE YAW TO L. MASTER CAUTION 'L ENG SURGE' ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS VISIBLE AND ACRID SMOKE FLOWING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS. CAPT ORDERED FO TO DECLARE EMER AND INTENT TO RETURN TO ARPT. ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 2200 FT. L ENG PRODUCED THRUST AT IDLE AND LOW ENG PWR SETTINGS. RECEIVED VECTORS FOR VISUAL APCH AND BACKED UP WITH ILS FINAL. REQUESTED ARFF. CAPT DIRECTED FO TO CALL FLT ATTENDANTS ON INTERPHONE ON APCH AND ADVISE IT WOULD BE A NORMAL LNDG WITH NO EVAC REQUIRED. COMPLETED 'DIAMOND CHKLIST' FOR EMER RETURN TO FIELD. CAPT DELAYED FLAPS 40 DEGS UNTIL LNDG ASSURED. CALLED TWR/ARFF FOR EXTERNAL FIRE/DAMAGE CHK ON CLRING RWY. DEBRIEFED FLT ATTENDANTS AT HOTEL.

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.

A B712 crew, during initial climb from lih, experienced an engine failure, returning to departure airport.