39.5296° N, 119.8138° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 16, 1994 · 18:00 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ORJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N834RA
Reported as
Doug DC983
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D219
People aboard
134
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total4,520 in this make and model156 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.
Uncontained engine failure NR2.made loud bang and smoke in cabin. Diverted compressor blade punctured engine case.
As the FAA filed it
UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE NR2.MADE LOUD BANG AND SMOKE IN CABIN. DIVERTED COMPRESSOR BLADE PUNCTURED ENGINE CASE.