# Accident 19950608017449A: Doug DC932, Atlanta, GA, June 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1995, 19:08 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VJ6A
- Location: 33.6092° N, 84.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6092&lon=-84.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N908VJ-1997-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-32 (registry code 3022066, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95MA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95MA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950608017449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) AS VALUJET FLIGHT 597 BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL, A 'LOUD BANG' WAS HEARD BY THE OCCUPANTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CREW OF A FOLLOWING AIRPLANE REPORTED TO THE VALUJET CREW THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED. SHRAPNEL FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE MAIN FUEL LINE, AND A CABIN FIRE ERUPTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE CAPTAIN ORDERED EVACUATION OF THE AIRPLANE. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT (F/A) RECEIVED SERIOUS PUNCTURE WOUNDS FROM SHRAPNEL AND THERMAL INJURIES; ANOTHER F/A AND 5 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD OCCURRED DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF ITS 7TH STAGE HIGH COMPRESSOR DISC. THE FATIGUE ORIGINATED AT A STRESS REDISTRIBUTION HOLE IN THE DISC. ANALYSIS OF FATIGUE STRIATION MEASUREMENTS INDICATED THAT THE FATIGUE CRACK HAD ORIGINATED BEFORE THE DISC WAS LAST OVERHAULED AT A REPAIR STATION (TURK HAVA YOLLARI) IN 1991, BUT WAS NOT DETECTED. ALSO, INVESTIGATION OF THE REPAIR STATION REVEALED EVIDENCE CONCERNING A LACK OF ADEQUATE RECORDKEEPING AND A FAILURE TO USE 'PROCESS SHEETS' TO DOCUMENT THE STEP-BY-STEP OVERHAUL/INSPECTION PROCEDURES. (SEE NTSB/AAR-96/03 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL95MA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95MA106), Jun 8, 1995: Douglas DC-9-32 (N908VJ), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of Turk Hava Yollari maintenance and inspection personnel to perform a proper inspection of a 7th stage high compressor disc, thus allowing the detectable crack to grow to a length at which…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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