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Date
October 17, 1985 · 11:36 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N311RC
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard
87
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Engine popped and began to unspool on takeoff. Engine shutdown and returned. Extensive internal turbine damage.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE POPPED AND BEGAN TO UNSPOOL ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED. EXTENSIVE INTERNAL TURBINE DAMAGE.