19881006044679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-25C · Newark, NJ · October 6, 1988

Date
October 6, 1988 · 23:55 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N118FE
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89IA005
Reported as
Boeing 72725C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total429 in this make and model121 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.

Aborted takeoff due to uncontained failure of NR4 turbine wheel of NR3 engine. Engine and cowling replaced.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF NR4 TURBINE WHEEL OF NR3 ENGINE. ENGINE AND COWLING REPLACED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N118FE · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.