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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7373TO · New Orleans, LA · May 24, 1988

Date: May 24, 1988 · 12:55 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: RJEF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75356
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88IA109
Reported as: Boeing 7373TO
Reported engine: GE CFM56*
People aboard: 45
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,410 total1,300 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In area of hail and heavy rain both engines flamed out. Unable restart. Landed on a levee. Engines ingested hail.

As the FAA filed it

IN AREA OF HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT. UNABLE RESTART. LANDED ON A LEVEE. ENGINES INGESTED HAIL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW88IA109Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNew Orleans, LAA double engine flameout due to water ingestion which occurred as a result of an inflight encounter with an area of very heavy rain and hail. A contributing cause of the incident was the inadequate design of the engines and the FAA water ingestion…May 24, 1988 · Minor damage