20090426010849I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-33N · Newark, NJ · April 26, 2009

Date: April 26, 2009 · 19:17 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark Liberty International
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N77867
Reported as: Boeing 75733N
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard: 222
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,768 total4,666 in this make and model171 in the last 90 days

N77867Registered now · Boeing 757-33NS/N 32592 · Built 2002 Airframe modelBoeing 757-33N Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On take off from Newark Liberty airport (kewr) at approximately 800' AGL the left engine on N77867 a Continental airlines B757 had a contained engine failure which gave the crew a fire indication. The engine was shut down and the aircraft returned and landed on runway 22R at kewr. The ARFF responded and found no fire. The crew did report an overweight landing and the brakes were hot at the gate. The nr 1 tire was found deflated due to melted fuse plugs. On inspection of the number 1 engine, serial number 31275, #16 and #21 annular fillers were missing from their positions in the engine. One was destroyed and the other, serial number 7703 was found imbedded in the inlet case. There was substantial damage to the engine but no damage to the aircarft. The engine was removed and is being evaluated by the manufacturer. This report will be amended as necessary.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TAKE OFF FROM NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT (KEWR) AT APPROXIMATELY 800' AGL THE LEFT ENGINE ON N77867 A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES B757 HAD A CONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE WHICH GAVE THE CREW A FIRE INDICATION. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 22R AT KEWR. THE ARFF RESPONDED AND FOUND NO FIRE. THE CREW DID REPORT AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING AND THE BRAKES WERE HOT AT THE GATE. THE NR 1 TIRE WAS FOUND DEFLATED DUE TO MELTED FUSE PLUGS. ON INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE, SERIAL NUMBER 31275, #16 AND #21 ANNULAR FILLERS WERE MISSING FROM THEIR POSITIONS IN THE ENGINE. ONE WAS DESTROYED AND THE OTHER, SERIAL NUMBER 7703 WAS FOUND IMBEDDED IN THE INLET CASE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCARFT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND IS BEING EVALUATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY.