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Attributes | |
ACN | 683783 |
Time | |
Date | 200601 |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 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 |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 21440 flight time type : 400 |
ASRS Report | 683783 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #2 eng indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
Consequence | other other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll right engine failed at about 110 KTS. Executed an abort and stopped on the runway. Was informed that one of the flight attendants was injured. Elected to taxi back to the terminal so that paramedics could board in a timely manner. Flight attendant was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. Later learned no bones were broken. Initial inspection of right engine indicated that the fuel control unit separated from the fuel pump.callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated maintenance advised the crew of the coupling clamp on the fuel flow governor failed and uncoupled the unit from the high pressure engine driven fuel pump. The reporter did not have any details on the coupling clamp failure mode. The engine was a pratt & whitney 2037.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757; ON TKOF ROLL; HAD ITS R ENG FAIL. ABORTED TKOF AT 110 KTS. ENG FAILURE CAUSED BY FAILED COUPLING CLAMP ON FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR.
Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL R ENG FAILED AT ABOUT 110 KTS. EXECUTED AN ABORT AND STOPPED ON THE RWY. WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WAS INJURED. ELECTED TO TAXI BACK TO THE TERMINAL SO THAT PARAMEDICS COULD BOARD IN A TIMELY MANNER. FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SHOULDER INJURY. LATER LEARNED NO BONES WERE BROKEN. INITIAL INSPECTION OF R ENG INDICATED THAT THE FUEL CTL UNIT SEPARATED FROM THE FUEL PUMP.CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED MAINT ADVISED THE CREW OF THE COUPLING CLAMP ON THE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR FAILED AND UNCOUPLED THE UNIT FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE RPTR DID NOT HAVE ANY DETAILS ON THE COUPLING CLAMP FAILURE MODE. THE ENG WAS A PRATT & WHITNEY 2037.
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.