What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on January 26, 1997 northwest flight 20, a Boeing 747-251B, registration #N627US, experienced a number one engine failure 20 to 30 seconds into the takeoff roll. The crew aborted takeoff, experienced no fire warning or other emergency indications , taxied back to the gate and deplaned passengers. Maintenance found the number one engine, a pratt & whitney JT9D-7Q, s/n 702058, with a ruptured diffuser case. The ruptured diffuser caused both cowl doors to be blown off, all the pylon blow out panels out and several engine components to be liberated from the engine. The engine was removed and brought to the nwa engine shop in minneapolis. The engine was disassembled under the direction of the NTSB. The diffuser was sectioned with half going to the NTSB and half going to pratt & whitney for examination. The NTSB report should be available within 6 months.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 26, 1997 NORTHWEST FLIGHT 20, A BOEING 747-251B, REGISTRATION #N627US, EXPERIENCED A NUMBER ONE ENGINE FAILURE 20 TO 30 SECONDS INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF, EXPERIENCED NO FIRE WARNING OR OTHER EMERGENCY INDICATIONS , TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, A PRATT & WHITNEY JT9D-7Q, S/N 702058, WITH A RUPTURED DIFFUSER CASE. THE RUPTURED DIFFUSER CAUSED BOTH COWL DOORS TO BE BLOWN OFF, ALL THE PYLON BLOW OUT PANELS OUT AND SEVERAL ENGINE COMPONENTS TO BE LIBERATED FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND BROUGHT TO THE NWA ENGINE SHOP IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB. THE DIFFUSER WAS SECTIONED WITH HALF GOING TO THE NTSB AND HALF GOING TO PRATT & WHITNEY FOR EXAMINATION. THE NTSB REPORT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
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