19871205079069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7372B7 · Deptford, NJ · December 5, 1987

Date
December 5, 1987 · 09:55 local
Place
Deptford, NJ
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N319AU
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88FA050
Reported as
Boeing 7372B7
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
67
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total956 in this make and model

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.

Right engine departed aircraft during climb to cruise. Forward and aft cone bolts failed. Bolts loose prior failure

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE. FORWARD AND AFT CONE BOLTS FAILED. BOLTS LOOSE PRIOR FAILURE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.