32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 16, 1981 · 15:15 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Dfw
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N457BN
Reported as
Boeing 727227
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
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.
No 2 engine went to overspeed and EGT in the red. Engine shutdown. Found turbine blades broken off no 2 and 3 wheel
As the FAA filed it
NO 2 ENGINE WENT TO OVERSPEED AND EGT IN THE RED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FOUND TURBINE BLADES BROKEN OFF NO 2 AND 3 WHEEL