40.1170° N, 84.3507° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 19, 1989 · 06:38 local
Place
Covington - Cin, OH
Airport
Greater Cincinnati International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DHLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N720JE
Reported as
Boeing 727155C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total1,300 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days
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.
Felt vibration in NR3 thrust lever on takeoff. Aborted. Found compressor blade damage in engine.
As the FAA filed it
FELT VIBRATION IN NR3 THRUST LEVER ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. FOUND COMPRESSOR BLADE DAMAGE IN ENGINE.