# Incident 19991012027999I: Boeing 737282, South Lake Taho, CA, October 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1999, 13:50 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BJNA
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233TM-2005-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-282 (registry code 13844AT, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-282) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737282
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991012027999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF AT TVL, POWER WAS ADVANCED TO T/O EPR OF 2.18. APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 5 SECONDS AFTER BRAKE RELEASE THE CREW OBSERVED A LOUD BANG.  THE ENGINES WERE IMMEDIATELY RETARDED TO IDLE.  #1 ENGINE EGT WAS OBSERVED AT APPROX. 650 DEGREES C.  ENGINE SHUT DOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER THE "ENGINE FIRE AND SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPERATION" CHECKLIST.  INSPECTION OF #1 ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE TURBINE SECTION HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.  THE FAILURE WAS TOTALLY CONTAINED AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE OR NACELLS.

## Other reports on N233TM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050509007649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509007649I), May 9, 2005: Boeing 737282 (N233TM), Wendover, UT, Minor damage. (-23) A mechanic was trouble shooting an engine oil leak on the #2 engine while running at approximately 85-90% power. He was on the inboard side with the…
- [Incident 20000713035689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713035689I), Jul 13, 2000: Boeing 737282 (N233TM), Elko, NV. (-23) The evening of July 12, 2000, maintenance personnel lubed the bled valves on the number two engine and performed a clearing run. N233TM departed Elko as…

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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