33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1978 · 12:00 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
NWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N144US
Reported as
Doug DC10/
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D20
People aboard
107
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
#2 Engine shut down due to fan failure. Suspect previous FOD.
As the FAA filed it
#2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FAN FAILURE. SUSPECT PREVIOUS FOD.