What happened
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Federal express cargo acft experienced an engine failure while taxiing for take-off, the pilot aborted take-off, the acft sustained substantial engine damage, there were no injuries to the crewmembers on board. (-23) note: all flight times are fedex only. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted on 3/25/99 at 2045 CST, a B-727, N112FE, owned and operated by federal express corp., cert. No. fdea 140A, experienced a failure to the #3 engine during takeoff as flight no. 1336 at Grand Forks, ND int'l airport. Takeoff was aborted and the aircraft taxied back to the ramp. No injuries were sustained. The discrepancy log states as follows: upon applying standard takeoff power, the a/c experienced extreme vibration, thrust levers were returned to idle, engine #3 indicated normal epr, N1 was around 30%, EGT was 400C, N2 was low and fuel flow was low, oil pressure and temperature was normal. Engine #3 was shut down and vibration ceased at zero RPM, visual imspection revealed compressor damage.// maintenance inspected #3 engine and reported. All fan blades and stato rs broken, nose inlet cowl damaged by blade material. The forward temperature probe and epr probe broken. Privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
FEDERAL EXPRESS CARGO ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF, THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD. (-23) NOTE: ALL FLIGHT TIMES ARE FEDEX ONLY. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 3/25/99 AT 2045 CST, A B-727, N112FE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP., CERT. NO. FDEA 140A, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO THE #3 ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF AS FLIGHT NO. 1336 AT GRAND FORKS, ND INT'L AIRPORT. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE DISCREPANCY LOG STATES AS FOLLOWS: UPON APPLYING STANDARD TAKEOFF POWER, THE A/C EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION, THRUST LEVERS WERE RETURNED TO IDLE, ENGINE #3 INDICATED NORMAL EPR, N1 WAS AROUND 30%, EGT WAS 400C, N2 WAS LOW AND FUEL FLOW WAS LOW, OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. ENGINE #3 WAS SHUT DOWN AND VIBRATION CEASED AT ZERO RPM, VISUAL IMSPECTION REVEALED COMPRESSOR DAMAGE.// MAINTENANCE INSPECTED #3 ENGINE AND REPORTED. ALL FAN BLADES AND STATO RS BROKEN, NOSE INLET COWL DAMAGED BY BLADE MATERIAL. THE FORWARD TEMPERATURE PROBE AND EPR PROBE BROKEN. PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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