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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC871 · West Palm Beach, FL · September 8, 1985

Date: September 8, 1985 · 11:20 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: Palm Beach International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1300L
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA85IA246
Reported as: Doug DC871
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
People aboard: 103
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Large fireball noted during ground run. Aborted. Turbine failure of NR4 engine.

As the FAA filed it

LARGE FIREBALL NOTED DURING GROUND RUN.ABORTED. TURBINE FAILURE OF NR4 ENGINE.

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 MIA85IA246Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportWest Palm Bch, FLDuring take off roll the #4 engine failed causing catostrophic destruction of the engine. During subsequent examination the left vgv actuator pin was found to be missing. Without this pin the vgv ARM8 are aysemetrically driven. The vgv arms were found broken…Sep 8, 1985 · Minor damage