<< >> NASA ASRS Report 825208, February 2009

Two B757 flight attendants report the sights and sounds of an engine failure shortly after takeoff; with return to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	825208
Time
Date	200902
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current Flight Attendant 4
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 21 Flight Attendant Total 21 Flight Attendant Type 90
Person 2
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current Flight Attendant 6
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 10 Flight Attendant Total 24 Flight Attendant Type 35
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Approximately 45 seconds to 1 minute after takeoff; a loud crunchy noise occurred. I thought the landing gear had gotten jammed. The captain came on PA and explained engine failure and returning to ZZZ. The landing was perfect. Fire trucks met flight on ground. Supplemental information from acn 826124: we had an uneventful takeoff when shortly into the climb I heard 5 very loud bangs. There was a slight tilt to the right and then stabilized. I observed calm reactions in the cabin. The captain made an announcement to say we had a problem with the right engine and would return to ZZZ. He then said; 'flight attendant's 30 second review is all that is necessary.' I made a 'prepare for landing' PA; walked through the cabin for compliance check. I took my jumpseat. We made a normal landing and taxi to the terminal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Two B757 Flight Attendants report the sights and sounds of an engine failure shortly after takeoff; with return to departure airport.

Narrative: Approximately 45 seconds to 1 minute after takeoff; a loud crunchy noise occurred. I thought the landing gear had gotten jammed. The Captain came on PA and explained engine failure and returning to ZZZ. The landing was perfect. Fire trucks met flight on ground. Supplemental information from ACN 826124: We had an uneventful takeoff when shortly into the climb I heard 5 very loud bangs. There was a slight tilt to the right and then stabilized. I observed calm reactions in the cabin. The Captain made an announcement to say we had a problem with the right engine and would return to ZZZ. He then said; 'Flight Attendant's 30 second review is all that is necessary.' I made a 'Prepare for landing' PA; walked through the cabin for compliance check. I took my jumpseat. We made a normal landing and taxi to the terminal.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.