19991005029179I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727230 · San Antonio, TX · October 5, 1999

Date
October 5, 1999 · 10:24 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
San Antonio International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17407
Reported as
Boeing 727230
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
99
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) On October 5, 1999, a Continental airlines B727, aircraft, flight number 623, declared and emergency landing at San Antonio International Airport with a no. 2 engine shut down landing without further incident. Continental airlines captain's irregularity report identified the crew as pete blake (captain), edward enggleston (first officer), and dyer as (second officer). Continental flight 623 departed houston, Texas, en-route to San Antonio, Texas when cruising at 13,00FT the no. 2 engine failed with high engine oil temp accompanied with severe vibration. The no 2. Engine shut down and sat ATC was notified of the emergency condition. The crew landed the aircraft without further incident, fires, or injuries. Further investigation noted that the no. 2 engine was contained and excessive oil wetting draining from the exhaust area and lower engine drains. This information was forwarded to the cmo for tollow-up investigation. ASI jude sellers from the hou FSDO reported witnessing a borescope inspection conducted by Continental airlines which identifying that the no. 4 bearing had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 1999, A CONTINENTAL AIRLINES B727, AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT NUMBER 623, DECLARED AND EMERGENCY LANDING AT SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH A NO. 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES CAPTAIN'S IRREGULARITY REPORT IDENTIFIED THE CREW AS PETE BLAKE (CAPTAIN), EDWARD ENGGLESTON (FIRST OFFICER), AND DYER AS (SECOND OFFICER). CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 623 DEPARTED HOUSTON, TEXAS, EN-ROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHEN CRUISING AT 13,00FT THE NO. 2 ENGINE FAILED WITH HIGH ENGINE OIL TEMP ACCOMPANIED WITH SEVERE VIBRATION. THE NO 2. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SAT ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE EMERGENCY CONDITION. THE CREW LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, FIRES, OR INJURIES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTED THAT THE NO. 2 ENGINE WAS CONTAINED AND EXCESSIVE OIL WETTING DRAINING FROM THE EXHAUST AREA AND LOWER ENGINE DRAINS. THIS INFORMATION WAS FORWARDED TO THE CMO FOR TOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION. ASI JUDE SELLERS FROM THE HOU FSDO REPORTED WITNESSING A BORESCOPE INSPECTION CONDUCTED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES WHICH IDENTIFYING THAT THE NO. 4 BEARING HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N17407 · 1

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