From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during climb-out from gum, received #1 engine fire warning. Heavy vibration and loud noise from LH side of aircraft. Blew both fire bottles. Dumped fuel, and returned for two engine landing. Investigation revealed #1 engine contained engine failure, with large hole in side of high pressure turbine (hpt) case. An investigation was conducted of engine by Continental propulsion engineering. Engine will be shipped to outside vendor for teardown analysis. Results of analysis are pending from outside vendor.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM GUM, RECEIVED #1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. HEAVY VIBRATION AND LOUD NOISE FROM LH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. BLEW BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. DUMPED FUEL, AND RETURNED FOR TWO ENGINE LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED #1 ENGINE CONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE, WITH LARGE HOLE IN SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE (HPT) CASE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED OF ENGINE BY CONTINENTAL PROPULSION ENGINEERING. ENGINE WILL BE SHIPPED TO OUTSIDE VENDOR FOR TEARDOWN ANALYSIS. RESULTS OF ANALYSIS ARE PENDING FROM OUTSIDE VENDOR.
Other reports on N68041 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.