# Incident 19960331014319I: Boeing 727231, Salt Lake City, UT, March 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1996, 16:16 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84355-2004-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,178 total, 6,090 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960331014319I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19990628022259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628022259I), Jun 28, 1999: Boeing 727231 (N84355), Kansas City, MO. (From -23) during cruise the "a" system hydraulic qty dropped to "0" and the hydraulic pumps depressurized. The crew declared an emergency, dumped fuel, and…
- [Incident 19891106055669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891106055669I), Nov 6, 1989: Boeing 72731 (N84355), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic failure. Pump valve circuit breaker popped. Flap drive motor had ruptured a seal. Landed safely
- [Incident 19891025058349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025058349I), Oct 25, 1989: Boeing 727231 (N84355), St Louis, MO. A system hydraulic loss. Diverted for emergency landing. NR6 leading edge flap actuator was leading.
- [Incident 19860921053679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921053679I), Sep 21, 1986: Boeing 727231 (N84355), St Louis, MO. Leading edge slat failed to retract after takeoff. Replaced slat actuator after safe return to airport.

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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