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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-282 · Omaha, NE · July 4, 2001

Date
July 4, 2001 · 10:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BJNA
Aircraft
N789TM
Reported as
Boeing 737282
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D17
People aboard
119
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft aborted takeoff due to a loud bang was heard by the crew and the forward cargo door open light illuminated. The aircraft taxied back to the ramp uneventful. During a walk around inspection, they found the right engine had a turbine failure. A closer inspection of the aft section of the turbine revealed the 4th stage had completely disintegrated but remained self contained in the aft section of the engine. The turbine blades had become completely separated from the ring. Metal was reported out on the runway however no metal pierced through the side of the cowl. All passengers and crew were able to exit the aircraft through normal means and no injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD BY THE CREW AND THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP UNEVENTFUL. DURING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION, THEY FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD A TURBINE FAILURE. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE AFT SECTION OF THE TURBINE REVEALED THE 4TH STAGE HAD COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED BUT REMAINED SELF CONTAINED IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE ENGINE. THE TURBINE BLADES HAD BECOME COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RING. METAL WAS REPORTED OUT ON THE RUNWAY HOWEVER NO METAL PIERCED THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE COWL. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH NORMAL MEANS AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.