What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on August 24, 1997, at 13:50 pdst at Los Angeles, California, an Airbus A300, N862PA aborted take off due to loss of power of number two engine. There were no injuries to the 254 passengers, 8 cabin crew members, and 3 cockpit crew members. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The aircraft was operated by pan American world airline. Flight number 6 was destined for jfk in new york. At approximately 145 KTS during the take off roll the crew heard a loud noise. The captain rejected the take off and smoothly stopped the airplane on the runway. The number two engine was destroyed and there was a hole through the nose cowl at the 6 o'clock position. The gear box was fractured near the csd and generator. Investigation revealed number 3 tire cap had separated from the tire and appears to have entered the number 2 engine inlet. Pieces of the cap (rubber) were found inside the engine inlet. Further investigation revealed the tire fragments (cap) gathered from the runway and the pieces found inside the engine inlet completed the tire tread pattern. The side wall indicated the tire had been recapped 4 times. This office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 24, 1997, AT 13:50 PDST AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, AN AIRBUS A300, N862PA ABORTED TAKE OFF DUE TO LOSS OF POWER OF NUMBER TWO ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 254 PASSENGERS, 8 CABIN CREW MEMBERS, AND 3 COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRLINE. FLIGHT NUMBER 6 WAS DESTINED FOR JFK IN NEW YORK. AT APPROXIMATELY 145 KTS DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CAPTAIN REJECTED THE TAKE OFF AND SMOOTHLY STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS A HOLE THROUGH THE NOSE COWL AT THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE GEAR BOX WAS FRACTURED NEAR THE CSD AND GENERATOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMBER 3 TIRE CAP HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND APPEARS TO HAVE ENTERED THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE INLET. PIECES OF THE CAP (RUBBER) WERE FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE INLET. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TIRE FRAGMENTS (CAP) GATHERED FROM THE RUNWAY AND THE PIECES FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE INLET COMPLETED THE TIRE TREAD PATTERN. THE SIDE WALL INDICATED THE TIRE HAD BEEN RECAPPED 4 TIMES. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.