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An MD80 immediately after takeoff at 2000 ft declared an emergency and returned to departure station due to left engine noise and vibration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 680328 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| 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 | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 680328 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l eng indications other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Waited 1 hour 30 mins to have engine inlets deiced. After engine inlets were deiced; taxied to spot xx for complete aircraft deicing. Received the 'deicing was complete and the airplane was clean' report. Started both engines and taxied for takeoff. Encountered no delays. Ran engines up before takeoff. Engines sounded normal. After takeoff; flight attendant called the cockpit and informed us of the loud noise and vibration coming from the left engine. Vibration and noise reduced when throttle was retarded. Operated left engine at reduced power setting; declared emergency; and returned to ZZZ. Landed overweight. Flight attendant and company B777 captain reported that right after the nosewheel lifted off; the left engine started making noise and vibrating.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF AT 2000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND RETURNED TO DEP STATION DUE TO L ENG NOISE AND VIBRATION.
Narrative: WAITED 1 HR 30 MINS TO HAVE ENG INLETS DEICED. AFTER ENG INLETS WERE DEICED; TAXIED TO SPOT XX FOR COMPLETE ACFT DEICING. RECEIVED THE 'DEICING WAS COMPLETE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEAN' RPT. STARTED BOTH ENGS AND TAXIED FOR TKOF. ENCOUNTERED NO DELAYS. RAN ENGS UP BEFORE TKOF. ENGS SOUNDED NORMAL. AFTER TKOF; FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AND INFORMED US OF THE LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE L ENG. VIBRATION AND NOISE REDUCED WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. OPERATED L ENG AT REDUCED PWR SETTING; DECLARED EMER; AND RETURNED TO ZZZ. LANDED OVERWT. FLT ATTENDANT AND COMPANY B777 CAPT RPTED THAT RIGHT AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL LIFTED OFF; THE L ENG STARTED MAKING NOISE AND VIBRATING.
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.