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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727225 · Sarasota, FL · December 6, 1982

Date: December 6, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place: Sarasota, FL
Airport: Sarasota Bradento
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: EALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8871Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA83IA043
Reported as: Boeing 727225
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,100 total6,901 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.

Pilot had a failure of #2 engine on takeoff. Aborted. Found fatigue separation of a first stage fan blade.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD A FAILURE OF #2 ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FOUND FATIGUE SEPARATION OF A FIRST STAGE FAN BLADE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA83IA043Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSarasota, FLCatastrophic failure of the nr 2 engine occurred drg tkof roll. Tkof was aborted and the aircraft was stopped on the runway. There was no fire although engine parts penetrated the engine case and cowling severing coil and hydraulic lines and electrical wires…Dec 6, 1982 · Minor damage