29.9546° N, 90.0751° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 1990 · 16:55 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N513PE
Reported as
Boeing 727232
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard
155
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Nr 1 engine starter did not disengage during power up and starter turbine disintegrated on takeoff roll. Returned.
As the FAA filed it
NR 1 ENGINE STARTER DID NOT DISENGAGE DURING POWER UP AND STARTER TURBINE DISINTEGRATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RETURNED.