MD83 crew had the #2 engine fail on departure from ZZZ.

Attributes
ACN	631713
Time
Date	200409
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Weather Elements	Fog Rain Ice
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d01.tracon tower : den.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	631713
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	631706
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft system failure engine. Low clouds, rain, icing conditions 5 degrees C for takeoff at ZZZ. Anti-ice turned on right after engine start. Takeoff normal. At clean up, climb power selected and wing anti-ice turned on. Shortly thereafter first officer states that he has a right engine failure. I look to see the right EPR low. Altitude hold was then selected to complete the clean up to retract the slats and the initial steps on the engine failure procedure were accomplished. I declared an emergency and told the first officer to handle the radios for a return to ZZZ while I ran the checklist and assess the engine. Before running the engine failure checklist I take a few moments to really look closely at the engine instruments. I am immediately frustrated. We are in an airplane with the led displays and, personally, I find them very difficult to read given that I am so used to the other confign. As far as I could tell, the engine was still running but it was just not putting out much thrust. However, it could have been windmilling. I could have analyzed the situation much quicker had it been another aircraft. I decided to move the throttle a bit and all of a sudden the engine responded to the throttle movements. All parameters returned to normal. We returned to ZZZ and made a normal 2 engine landing. Crash fire rescue equipment looked at the engine after landing and all looked normal. We went back to a gate and equipment OTS. Talking with maintenance the next morning they said, after reviewing the recorder, that the engine was producing minimal thrust for 4 mins and they suspected a fuel control unit or a fuel pump. Supplemental information from acn 631706: it was determined that there was no severe damage or fire involved. We still had rotation on the engine RPM. ATC vectored us back for a landing on runway 35R. During the turn the right engine relit. We finished the checklists, and as a precautionary measure set up for a single engine landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 CREW HAD THE #2 ENG FAIL ON DEP FROM ZZZ.

Narrative: ACFT SYS FAILURE ENG. LOW CLOUDS, RAIN, ICING CONDITIONS 5 DEGS C FOR TKOF AT ZZZ. ANTI-ICE TURNED ON RIGHT AFTER ENG START. TKOF NORMAL. AT CLEAN UP, CLB PWR SELECTED AND WING ANTI-ICE TURNED ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER FO STATES THAT HE HAS A R ENG FAILURE. I LOOK TO SEE THE R EPR LOW. ALT HOLD WAS THEN SELECTED TO COMPLETE THE CLEAN UP TO RETRACT THE SLATS AND THE INITIAL STEPS ON THE ENG FAILURE PROC WERE ACCOMPLISHED. I DECLARED AN EMER AND TOLD THE FO TO HANDLE THE RADIOS FOR A RETURN TO ZZZ WHILE I RAN THE CHKLIST AND ASSESS THE ENG. BEFORE RUNNING THE ENG FAILURE CHKLIST I TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO REALLY LOOK CLOSELY AT THE ENG INSTS. I AM IMMEDIATELY FRUSTRATED. WE ARE IN AN AIRPLANE WITH THE LED DISPLAYS AND, PERSONALLY, I FIND THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO READ GIVEN THAT I AM SO USED TO THE OTHER CONFIGN. AS FAR AS I COULD TELL, THE ENG WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WAS JUST NOT PUTTING OUT MUCH THRUST. HOWEVER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN WINDMILLING. I COULD HAVE ANALYZED THE SIT MUCH QUICKER HAD IT BEEN ANOTHER ACFT. I DECIDED TO MOVE THE THROTTLE A BIT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENG RESPONDED TO THE THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. ALL PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL. WE RETURNED TO ZZZ AND MADE A NORMAL 2 ENG LNDG. CFR LOOKED AT THE ENG AFTER LNDG AND ALL LOOKED NORMAL. WE WENT BACK TO A GATE AND EQUIP OTS. TALKING WITH MAINT THE NEXT MORNING THEY SAID, AFTER REVIEWING THE RECORDER, THAT THE ENG WAS PRODUCING MINIMAL THRUST FOR 4 MINS AND THEY SUSPECTED A FUEL CTL UNIT OR A FUEL PUMP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 631706: IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO SEVERE DAMAGE OR FIRE INVOLVED. WE STILL HAD ROTATION ON THE ENG RPM. ATC VECTORED US BACK FOR A LNDG ON RWY 35R. DURING THE TURN THE R ENG RELIT. WE FINISHED THE CHKLISTS, AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE SET UP FOR A SINGLE ENG LNDG.

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.