19851230076619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A300B4203 · Atlanta, GA · December 30, 1985

Date
December 30, 1985 · 17:06 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Hartsfield International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231EA
Reported as
Airbus A300B4203
Reported engine
GE CF650C2
People aboard
166
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,973 total2,226 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 failed on takeoff, landed safely. Turbine mid frame strut studs failed. Studs are being redesigned.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF, LANDED SAFELY. TURBINE MID FRAME STRUT STUDS FAILED. STUDS ARE BEING REDESIGNED.