38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 24, 1987 · 10:34 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N31001
Reported as
Lkheed 10113851
People aboard
175
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Tower reported sparks from the engine on takeoff. Returned. Found compressor blades damaged.
As the FAA filed it
TOWER REPORTED SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND COMPRESSOR BLADES DAMAGED.