Air carrier medium large transport engine failure during icb.

Attributes
ACN	87746
Time
Date	198805
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	87746
Person 2
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At approximately 700' AGL after takeoff left engine unspooled to less than normal idle, accompanied by a strong vibration and loud rumble. Emergency was declared and engine shut down. Flight was vectored back to the airport where an uneventful landing was made using single engine procedures. Flight returned to gate with no further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ENGINE FAILURE DURING ICB.

Narrative: AT APPROX 700' AGL AFTER TKOF LEFT ENGINE UNSPOOLED TO LESS THAN NORMAL IDLE, ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG VIBRATION AND LOUD RUMBLE. EMER WAS DECLARED AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. FLT WAS VECTORED BACK TO THE ARPT WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE USING SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURES. FLT RETURNED TO GATE WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.