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.
Narrative: on March 31, 1996, twa flight #106 shut down no. 2 engine and returned to slc airport, suspecting a bird strike. Upon investigation, it was determined that a catastrophic internal failure had occurred. The high pressure turbines were stacked and the diffuser case split from 2 o'clock position to 7 o'clock position, suspected bearing failure. The engine was removed and replaced, and the aircraft was returned to service. This is a final report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 31, 1996, TWA FLIGHT #106 SHUT DOWN NO. 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO SLC AIRPORT, SUSPECTING A BIRD STRIKE. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINES WERE STACKED AND THE DIFFUSER CASE SPLIT FROM 2 O'CLOCK POSITION TO 7 O'CLOCK POSITION, SUSPECTED BEARING FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.
Other reports on N84355 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.