# Accident 19880414009269A: Fokker F28MK4000, Charleston, WV, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 09:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Yeager
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAIA
- Location: 38.3494° N, 81.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3494&lon=-81.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110UR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FOKKER F28MK4000
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART*
- People aboard: 54
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,009 total, 325 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414009269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR2 LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISK FAILED AT CRUISE.CAUSED UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE,TORE HOLES IN COWLING AND FUSELAGE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO88FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA036), Apr 14, 1988: Fokker F28 MK 4000 (N110UR), Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE AND AIRFRAME FAILURE WERE CAUSED BY THE THE SEPARATION OF THE FIRST STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISK. THE DISC INTERSTAGE SEAL WAS INSTALLED INADEQUATELY, RESULTING IN RUBBING BETWEEN THE SEAL…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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