An MD80 just prior to V1 crew heard loud bang and aircraft yawed to right. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	667670
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	667670
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just prior to V1; I heard a bang and the aircraft yawed to the right. I aborted the takeoff. After we came to a stop; we had the crash fire rescue equipment look over the aircraft. The brakes became hot and 1 tire deflated. All passenger were taken to the terminal via bus. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was removed from service and remained overnight. Maintenance made checks to the engines looking for anything that could cause a high power stall. Nothing was found and the airplane was returned to service where it operated normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 JUST PRIOR TO V1 CREW HEARD LOUD BANG AND ACFT YAWED TO R. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO V1; I HEARD A BANG AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R. I ABORTED THE TKOF. AFTER WE CAME TO A STOP; WE HAD THE CFR LOOK OVER THE ACFT. THE BRAKES BECAME HOT AND 1 TIRE DEFLATED. ALL PAX WERE TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL VIA BUS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SVC AND REMAINED OVERNIGHT. MAINT MADE CHKS TO THE ENGS LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A HIGH PWR STALL. NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THE AIRPLANE WAS RETURNED TO SVC WHERE IT OPERATED NORMALLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.