# Accident 20001020014969A: Bag JETSTM3201, Washington, DC, October 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2000, 17:05 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N488UE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3201
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001020014969A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD01FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA006), Oct 20, 2000: British Aerospace Jetstream 3201 (N488UE), Dulles, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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