39.2976° N, 94.7139° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1987 · 13:37 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Aircraft
N460BN
Reported as
Boeing 72727
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
167
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.
Number 3 engine lost power in climb after slight vibration. Engine shut down. Damage in turbine section.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 3 ENGINE LOST POWER IN CLIMB AFTER SLIGHT VIBRATION. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. DAMAGE IN TURBINE SECTION.