# Incident 20010602014079I: Boeing 72722C, Rochester, NY, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N705DH-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-22C (registry code 138400F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72722C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602014079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2001, JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM THE ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ROC), THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE OF A DHL AIRLINES, INC. AIRCRAFT, N705DH, BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS ALL ROLLED BACK TO MINIMAL INDICATIONS. CAPT ROBERT WALKER, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 381643876, DECIDED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN ENGINE FAILURE AND RETURNED TO ROC, LANDED UNEVENTLY AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. GROUND EXAMINATION SHOWED FAILURE OF THE LAST TWO ROTOR/STATOR STAGES IN THE TURBINE. THE TAILPIPE WAS PUNCTURED IN THREE PLACES BY EXITING/TUMBLING DEBRIS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF LIBERATED DEBRIS IN THE PLANE OF ROTATION NOR ANY SIGN OF BULGING IN THE ENGINE EXHAUST CASE.  AT THE TIME, THE DECISION FROM MAINTENANCE CONTROL WAS TO SEND A CREW TO CHANGE THE ENGINE.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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