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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Reno, NV · June 9, 1996

Date: June 9, 1996 · 10:00 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ORJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N871RA
Reported as: Doug DC983
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D217C
People aboard: 112
Fatal injuries: 0

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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 Sunday June 9, 1996 at approximately 10:00 a.m. the number 2 engine failed on aircraft N871RA after departing the Reno/tahoe airport and passing through FL180. The aircraft returned to Reno and landed without further incident. The engine was shut down after the failure was discovered by the captain. Initial inspection of the engine by the operator revealed that the turbine section was the origin of the failure. T2 or T3 turbine stator area. The exact cause of the failure could not be later determined due to the extensive internal damage. No pilot deviation. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY JUNE 9, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE FAILED ON AIRCRAFT N871RA AFTER DEPARTING THE RENO/TAHOE AIRPORT AND PASSING THROUGH FL180. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RENO AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER THE FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE CAPTAIN. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED THAT THE TURBINE SECTION WAS THE ORIGIN OF THE FAILURE. T2 OR T3 TURBINE STATOR AREA. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE LATER DETERMINED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE. NO PILOT DEVIATION. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.