# Incident 19970824029849I: Airbus A300B4203, Los Angeles, CA, August 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P8NA
- Location: 33.9508° N, 118.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9508&lon=-118.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N862PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4203
- Reported engine: GE CF650*
- People aboard: 265
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970824029849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97IA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA300), Aug 24, 1997: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203 (N862PA), Los Angeles, CA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Separation of the landing gear tire tread and subsequent ingestion of the tread into the intake of the engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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