What happened
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On 5/6/99 at approximately 1608C, delta 789 departed runway 36 bound for san francisco, CA. Shortly after takeoff the crew of delta 789 declared an emergency due to an engine failure. Initial investigation has revealed that the tower advised the crew of delta 789 that they may have an open cargo door. PIC james burg advised that this initial notification came just as the takeoff roll was at vr speed. Shortly thereafter, the flight engineer of delta 789 advised the rest of the crew that a light was indicating an open aft cargo door. PIC burg advised that this was followed by compressor stalls and a large fluctuation in engine #3'S instruments. PIC burg further advised that he shut down engine #3 and started dumping fuel in preparation for an emergency landing. Delta 789 landed without further incident at 1626C. Investigation is currently on-going by the dfw FSDO. NTSB was notified.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/6/99 AT APPROXIMATELY 1608C, DELTA 789 DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 BOUND FOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW OF DELTA 789 DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. INITIAL INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE TOWER ADVISED THE CREW OF DELTA 789 THAT THEY MAY HAVE AN OPEN CARGO DOOR. PIC JAMES BURG ADVISED THAT THIS INITIAL NOTIFICATION CAME JUST AS THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS AT VR SPEED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FLIGHT ENGINEER OF DELTA 789 ADVISED THE REST OF THE CREW THAT A LIGHT WAS INDICATING AN OPEN AFT CARGO DOOR. PIC BURG ADVISED THAT THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALLS AND A LARGE FLUCTUATION IN ENGINE #3'S INSTRUMENTS. PIC BURG FURTHER ADVISED THAT HE SHUT DOWN ENGINE #3 AND STARTED DUMPING FUEL IN PREPARATION FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DELTA 789 LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT 1626C. INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY ON-GOING BY THE DFW FSDO. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED.
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