36.1750° N, 115.1372° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 6, 1983 · 14:45 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mccarran International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N816EA
Reported as
Boeing 727225
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
153
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,700 total200 in this make and model72 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.
#3 Engine failure on lift off. Returned. Found rear turbine blade broken off. Engine replaced.
As the FAA filed it
#3 ENGINE FAILURE ON LIFT OFF. RETURNED. FOUND REAR TURBINE BLADE BROKEN OFF. ENGINE REPLACED.