A flight attendant advised the captain of a loud explosion shortly after takeoff and was advised an ...

Attributes
ACN	892309
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 21 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 5 Flight Attendant Total 21 Flight Attendant Type 2
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

On wheels up or shortly thereafter; there was a loud explosion. I called the captain. He explained that we had lost an engine and were coming around to land back at the airport. He asked if there was any smoke or fire in the cabin. There was none. He said we would probably not have to evacuate but to be prepared. We landed safely approximately seven minutes later. Rescue vehicles were there to ensure it was safe to taxi to the gate. We taxied in and passengers deplaned. Maintenance showed us pieces of metal engine parts that were scattered all over the runway. Apparently they had collected seven buckets full. We were later told that the turbine had exploded. As disturbing as this was; I was really taken aback when a fellow flight attendant had an engine explode in flight on another MD80 only five days later! In my twenty one years of flying; I have never experienced so many mechanical problems as I have this year. I am hoping these incidents will be looked into to ensure that these planes are safe to operate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Attendant advised the Captain of a loud explosion shortly after takeoff and was advised an engine had failed. The flight returned safely to the departure airport after declaring an emergency.

Narrative: On wheels up or shortly thereafter; there was a loud explosion. I called the Captain. He explained that we had lost an engine and were coming around to land back at the airport. He asked if there was any smoke or fire in the cabin. There was none. He said we would probably not have to evacuate but to be prepared. We landed safely approximately seven minutes later. Rescue vehicles were there to ensure it was safe to taxi to the gate. We taxied in and passengers deplaned. Maintenance showed us pieces of metal engine parts that were scattered all over the runway. Apparently they had collected seven buckets full. We were later told that the turbine had exploded. As disturbing as this was; I was really taken aback when a fellow flight attendant had an engine explode in flight on another MD80 only five days later! In my twenty one years of flying; I have never experienced so many mechanical problems as I have this year. I am hoping these incidents will be looked into to ensure that these planes are safe to operate.

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.

A flight attendant advised the captain of a loud explosion shortly after takeoff and was advised an engine had failed. The flight returned safely to the departure airport after declaring an emergency.