# Incident 19971125042419I: Bag JETSTM3101, Eau Claire, WI, November 25, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1997, 09:27 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Reg Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971125042419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON APPROACH (VISUAL) TO THE EAU CLAIRE AIRPORT, THE RIGHT ENGINE, 1ST STAGE TURBINE BLADE FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE FAILED COMPONENT IS IN PROGRESS. INVESTIGATION OF COMPONENTS IS IN PROGRESS. THERE IS NO INDICATION MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES, REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.

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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