What happened
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(-23) On December 16, 2000, at approx. 14:00 hours, kitty hawk aircargo inc's 727, N6970 arrived at Bradley International Airport where it remained until it's next flight on December 18, 2000. The a/c remained parked on the cargo ramp from December 16th to December 18th, 2000. The weather through the weekend included a rapid drop in temperature with snow and freezing rain on the 17th of December. On December 18, 2000 @21:05 hours, N69740, kitty hawk's 727, taxied for takeoff without being deiced to runway 33. At 21:15 hours on December 18th, 2000, N69740 departed runway 33 at Bradley International Airport. Shortly after rotation the crew experienced failure of the #3 engine. The crew declared an emergency, secured a #3 engine and landed on runway 24 without further incident. Investigation revealed that frozen snow and ice were still adhering to the right side of the empennage and #3 engine stub wing. Pictures were taken and there is an ongoing investigation into this incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 16, 2000, AT APPROX. 14:00 HOURS, KITTY HAWK AIRCARGO INC'S 727, N6970 ARRIVED AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL IT'S NEXT FLIGHT ON DECEMBER 18, 2000. THE A/C REMAINED PARKED ON THE CARGO RAMP FROM DECEMBER 16TH TO DECEMBER 18TH, 2000. THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND INCLUDED A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURE WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER. ON DECEMBER 18, 2000 @21:05 HOURS, N69740, KITTY HAWK'S 727, TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF WITHOUT BEING DEICED TO RUNWAY 33. AT 21:15 HOURS ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2000, N69740 DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION THE CREW EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED A #3 ENGINE AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FROZEN SNOW AND ICE WERE STILL ADHERING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMPENNAGE AND #3 ENGINE STUB WING. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT.
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