19970522043209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-121 · Mojave, CA · May 22, 1997

Date: May 22, 1997 · 15:17 local
Place: Mojave, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N747GE
Reported as: Boeing 747121
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,780 total300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N747GERegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Boeing 747-121S/N 19651 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBoeing 747-121 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D-7ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Turbine blade failure during cold soak test. Number 4 bearing support damage and exhaust plug seperation.

As the FAA filed it

TURBINE BLADE FAILURE DURING COLD SOAK TEST. NUMBER 4 BEARING SUPPORT DAMAGE AND EXHAUST PLUG SEPERATION.

Other reports on N747GE · 3

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

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