19980128004679I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737200 · Middletown, PA · January 28, 1998

Date: January 28, 1998 · 14:22 local
Place: Middletown, PA
Airport: Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Aircraft: N381DL
Reported as: Boeing 737200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard: 102
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,000 total3,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N381DLRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2007 · Boeing 737-247S/N 23608 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBoeing 737-247 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 28, 1998 at 14:22 hours (local) a Boeing 737-200, N381DL, registered to delta airlines, took-off from Harrisburg international (MDT) enroute to atlanta, ga (atl). At 2000 feet, the number 2 engine compressor stalled. The pilot-in-command, captain james s. greene, reduced power to idle, (engine stabilized) and returned to Harrisburg international (MDT). The aircraft landed on runway 31 without incident and then taxied back to ramp. Inspection of the number 2 engine revealed the engine nose cone had come off and was laying in engine nacelle. The aircraft had departed Harrisburg international (MDT) on 01/28/98 at 1418 hours (local) and landed back at Harrisburg international (MDT) at 1425 hours (local). The aircraft received no damage and the crew and passengers escaped injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and IFR flight plan was filed. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 28, 1998 AT 14:22 HOURS (LOCAL) A BOEING 737-200, N381DL, REGISTERED TO DELTA AIRLINES, TOOK-OFF FROM HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (MDT) ENROUTE TO ATLANTA, GA (ATL). AT 2000 FEET, THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, CAPTAIN JAMES S. GREENE, REDUCED POWER TO IDLE, (ENGINE STABILIZED) AND RETURNED TO HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (MDT). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 31 WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN TAXIED BACK TO RAMP. INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE REVEALED THE ENGINE NOSE CONE HAD COME OFF AND WAS LAYING IN ENGINE NACELLE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (MDT) ON 01/28/98 AT 1418 HOURS (LOCAL) AND LANDED BACK AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (MDT) AT 1425 HOURS (LOCAL). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THE CREW AND PASSENGERS ESCAPED INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.