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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · Newark, NJ · April 3, 1997

Date: April 3, 1997 · 07:32 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13881
Reported as: Doug DC981
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D217A
People aboard: 113
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 171 in the last 90 days

N13881Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2013 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)S/N 48045 · Built 1981 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: after takeoff and with climb power to 5000' MSL, left engine epr went to zero with a loud bang. N1N2 went to idle 0/0. Engine had slight oil pressure. Pilot shut engine down and engine wind milled for approximately 5 minutes and aircraft landed at ewr without incident. Inspection of engine indicated approximately 1/3 of blades damaged on rear turbine, and damage to 2nd stage turbine blades. There was an 8" hole punctured through the turbine case and turbine blades exited into the by-pass duct, and exited into left side cowl. No blades exited side cowling. No damage to fuselage. Engine tear down report and inspection to be sent to NTSB (bob hancock). This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF AND WITH CLIMB POWER TO 5000' MSL, LEFT ENGINE EPR WENT TO ZERO WITH A LOUD BANG. N1N2 WENT TO IDLE 0/0. ENGINE HAD SLIGHT OIL PRESSURE. PILOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND ENGINE WIND MILLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EWR WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF ENGINE INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF BLADES DAMAGED ON REAR TURBINE, AND DAMAGE TO 2ND STAGE TURBINE BLADES. THERE WAS AN 8" HOLE PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TURBINE CASE AND TURBINE BLADES EXITED INTO THE BY-PASS DUCT, AND EXITED INTO LEFT SIDE COWL. NO BLADES EXITED SIDE COWLING. NO DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. ENGINE TEAR DOWN REPORT AND INSPECTION TO BE SENT TO NTSB (BOB HANCOCK). THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N13881 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990716032599IDescent · Newark, NJ(-23) Inbound to neward international airport, the flight attendant reported a fire in the left forward galley oven. In flight emergency declared to ewr and requested CFR be available. Flight attendant workman used halon fire extinguisher to put out the fire…Jul 16, 1999 Incident 19970307006779IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Newark, NJNarrative: aircraft taxi out for takeoff when crew and passengers experienced toxic odor and smoke. No visible fire. Pilot stopped aircraft on taxi-way and ordered emergency evacuation. All passengers and crew evacuated safely. No injuries. Aircraft towed to…Mar 7, 1997