# Incident 19830818049829I: Boeing 747251B, Fairbanks, AK, August 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Eielson Air Force
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7Q
- People aboard: 400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,049 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830818049829I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SEVERE VIBRATION CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND A COLLAPSED COMBUSTION CHAMBER INNER LINER. TAIL CONE CAME OFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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