41.3032° N, 95.8941° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 4, 1986 · 11:36 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N1816U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
218
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 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.
Vibration on number 3 engine during climb. Engine shutdown and returned. Turbine blades had failed.
As the FAA filed it
VIBRATION ON NUMBER 3 ENGINE DURING CLIMB. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED. TURBINE BLADES HAD FAILED.