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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 7372A6 · Albuquerque, NM · August 15, 1985

Date
August 15, 1985 · 10:08 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWXA
Aircraft
N3333M
Reported as
Boeing 7372A6
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
102
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,260 total1,357 in this make and model203 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.

En route at cruise the right engine failed with a loud bang. Emergency landing made. Number 3 bearing failed.

As the FAA filed it

EN ROUTE AT CRUISE THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED WITH A LOUD BANG. EMERGENCY LANDING MADE. NUMBER 3 BEARING FAILED.