Engine failure on takeoff at or beyond V1.

Attributes
ACN	95408
Time
Date	198810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	95408
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	95415
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engine start, taxi and acceleration were all normal. Some crew had brought aircraft in from mco and had no engine abnormalities. Initial takeoff roll was normal. At V1 vr first officer initiated rotation. With nose wheel just lifting off ground, crew felt and heard loud compressor stall-like vibrations accompanied with engine fail light on glareshield. First officer announced 'engine failure,' and at that point captain took aircraft and aborted takeoff. From engine instruments, crew could not tell which engine had failed. From throttle vibration, captain ascertained #3 to be the problem. As aircraft cleared runway #3 was shutdown, first officer could feel vibrations from #3 fuel shutoff lever. Although no cockpit indications of the fire were present, captain called for fire department to visually check engine as a precautionary measure. Satisfied that no fire existed, we taxied back to ramp. Post flight inspection revealed severe damage to #3 engine. Supplemental information from acn 95415: I started to reverse the engines and noticed the #3 throttle vibrating, so I just used 1 and 2 in reverse and applied light wheel braking. I think we had about 3000' of runway remaining when aircraft came to a stop. I could not, and do not, believe the other 2 crewmembers could identify which engine had malfunctioned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE ON TKOF AT OR BEYOND V1.

Narrative: ENG START, TAXI AND ACCELERATION WERE ALL NORMAL. SOME CREW HAD BROUGHT ACFT IN FROM MCO AND HAD NO ENG ABNORMALITIES. INITIAL TKOF ROLL WAS NORMAL. AT V1 VR F/O INITIATED ROTATION. WITH NOSE WHEEL JUST LIFTING OFF GND, CREW FELT AND HEARD LOUD COMPRESSOR STALL-LIKE VIBRATIONS ACCOMPANIED WITH ENG FAIL LIGHT ON GLARESHIELD. F/O ANNOUNCED 'ENG FAILURE,' AND AT THAT POINT CAPT TOOK ACFT AND ABORTED TKOF. FROM ENG INSTRUMENTS, CREW COULD NOT TELL WHICH ENG HAD FAILED. FROM THROTTLE VIBRATION, CAPT ASCERTAINED #3 TO BE THE PROB. AS ACFT CLRED RWY #3 WAS SHUTDOWN, F/O COULD FEEL VIBRATIONS FROM #3 FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER. ALTHOUGH NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF THE FIRE WERE PRESENT, CAPT CALLED FOR FIRE DEPT TO VISUALLY CHK ENG AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. SATISFIED THAT NO FIRE EXISTED, WE TAXIED BACK TO RAMP. POST FLT INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE DAMAGE TO #3 ENG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 95415: I STARTED TO REVERSE THE ENGS AND NOTICED THE #3 THROTTLE VIBRATING, SO I JUST USED 1 AND 2 IN REVERSE AND APPLIED LIGHT WHEEL BRAKING. I THINK WE HAD ABOUT 3000' OF RWY REMAINING WHEN ACFT CAME TO A STOP. I COULD NOT, AND DO NOT, BELIEVE THE OTHER 2 CREWMEMBERS COULD IDENTIFY WHICH ENG HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

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.