19851218067929I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Melbourne, FL · December 18, 1985

Date
December 18, 1985 · 07:15 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8921E
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power on nr 1 engine after takeoff. Returned and found damaged turbine blades with case penetration.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON NR 1 ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND FOUND DAMAGED TURBINE BLADES WITH CASE PENETRATION.

Other reports on N8921E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.