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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2T4 · Lanai City, HI · March 7, 2001

Date: March 7, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place: Lanai City, HI
Airport: Lanai Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TSAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N808AL
Reported as: Boeing 7372T4
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17

N808ALRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2008 · Boeing 737-2T4S/N 23445 · Built 1985 Airframe modelBoeing 737-2T4 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) After applying takeoff power and as the a/c accelerated to approx. 20 knots, a loud bang was heard from the no. 1 engine. Engine was secured and a/c returned to the gate. C1 and C2 fan blades were heavily damaged. At the five o'clock position of the inlet cowl was a hole approx. 1 inch in diameter where a portion of a blade penetrated. Runway 21 was closed for a period of time to remove debris that was throw from the engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER APPLYING TAKEOFF POWER AND AS THE A/C ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 20 KNOTS, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM THE NO. 1 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SECURED AND A/C RETURNED TO THE GATE. C1 AND C2 FAN BLADES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. AT THE FIVE O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE INLET COWL WAS A HOLE APPROX. 1 INCH IN DIAMETER WHERE A PORTION OF A BLADE PENETRATED. RUNWAY 21 WAS CLOSED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO REMOVE DEBRIS THAT WAS THROW FROM THE ENGINE.