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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC-9-31 · Newark, NJ · August 31, 1990

Date: August 31, 1990 · 08:15 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: USAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N979VJ
Reported as: Doug DC931
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard: 41
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total4,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N979VJRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31S/N 47372 · Built 1969 Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

NR1 engine lost power on takeoff roll. Aborted. Engine fire. Evacuated on runway. Rear turbine failure.

As the FAA filed it

NR1 ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. ENGINE FIRE. EVACUATED ON RUNWAY. REAR TURBINE FAILURE.

Other reports on N979VJ · 2

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

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