19961216043479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2B7 · Richmond, VA · December 16, 1996

Date
December 16, 1996 · 09:50 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N273AU
Reported as
Boeing 7372B7
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard
113
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,825 total240 in this make and model109 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.

Narrative: on 12-16-96, usair flight 2316, at flight level 31.0' enroute from bwi to jax experienced a turbine failure in the right engine. The aircraft diverted to ric and landed successfully on runway 34 after executing a missed approach at 09:50 local. The pilot noted that the engine failure had occurred after approximately 25 minutes of flight, and that the aircraft made an overweight landing (108,000 lbs.). The usair maintenance personnel inspected the engine and found a contained turbine failure. The engine was replaced, an overweight landing inspection was performed, and the aircraft was returned to service. The principal operations and maintenance inspectors were advised of the incident. Incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 12-16-96, USAIR FLIGHT 2316, AT FLIGHT LEVEL 31.0' ENROUTE FROM BWI TO JAX EXPERIENCED A TURBINE FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON RUNWAY 34 AFTER EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AT 09:50 LOCAL. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING (108,000 LBS.). THE USAIR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND A CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTORS WERE ADVISED OF THE INCIDENT. INCIDENT IS CLOSED.