# Incident 20001218022509I: Boeing 737201, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243US-2004-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-201 (registry code 1384454, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737201
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- Pilot flight hours: 13,250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218022509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON T/O JUST PAST V2 EXPERIENCED A LOUD POP, HIGH EGT AND LOSS OF POWER ON #2 ENGINE. A/C RETURNED SAFELY TO FLL WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO A/C. INSPECTION REVEALED LAST 3 TOWS OF TURBINE BLADES WERE DESTROYED. DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED WITH NO DAMAGE TO FWD SECTION OR ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N243US (1)

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

- [Incident 19950807022269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807022269I), Aug 7, 1995: Boeing 737201 (N243US), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Bird strike on climbout. Lost power left engine. Secured and returned. Found ten impeller blades bent.

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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