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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bag JETSTM3201 · Washington, DC · October 20, 2000

Date: October 20, 2000 · 17:05 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Dulles International
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: VTZA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N488UE
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01FA006
Reported as: Bag JETSTM3201

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During descent into iad the right engine suffered a uncontained failure. A piece of metal from the right engine penetrated the fuselage wall and became embeded in the left fuselage wall at row one. The crew heard a loud bang and the fire bell, observed a right fire cap light and felt a vibration.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING DESCENT INTO IAD THE RIGHT ENGINE SUFFERED A UNCONTAINED FAILURE. A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE WALL AND BECAME EMBEDED IN THE LEFT FUSELAGE WALL AT ROW ONE. THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE FIRE BELL, OBSERVED A RIGHT FIRE CAP LIGHT AND FELT A VIBRATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD01FA006Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportDulles, VAThe manufacturer's lack of dimensional inspection and repair requirements for the gearbox forward and aft diaphragm, which caused the bull gear to shift and resulted in an uncontained separation of the bull gear during flightOct 20, 2000 · Substantial damage