From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed abq for den, on climbout at FL 230, crew heard loud bang followed by high EGT (782) and N2 stopped crew followed engine shutdown procedures and shut down #2 engine. Returned to abq, declared emergency, aircraft not overweight, landed without incident, on scene inspected #2 engine, N1 fan turns unable to access compressor, no visible indications of damage.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED ABQ FOR DEN, ON CLIMBOUT AT FL 230, CREW HEARD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY HIGH EGT (782) AND N2 STOPPED CREW FOLLOWED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN #2 ENGINE. RETURNED TO ABQ, DECLARED EMERGENCY, AIRCRAFT NOT OVERWEIGHT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, ON SCENE INSPECTED #2 ENGINE, N1 FAN TURNS UNABLE TO ACCESS COMPRESSOR, NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF DAMAGE.
Other reports on N551UA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.