# Incident 19990325002629I: Boeing 72722C, Grand Forks, ND, March 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1999, 20:45 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks-Mark Andrews International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112FE-2003-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,934 total, 3,455 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325002629I

## Narrative

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

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^

## Other reports on N112FE (1)

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- [Incident 19990727018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990727018109I), Jul 27, 1999: Boeing 72722C (N112FE), Ontario, CA. (-5)During climb out at approximately 9000 feet, the #3 engine low oil pressure/filter bypass light came on. The engine oil pressure and temperature were…

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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