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FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Atlantic City, NJ · June 12, 2002

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Date
June 12, 2002 · 14:24 local
Place
Atlantic City, NJ
Airport
Atlantic City International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
GTIA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N803NK
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217A
People aboard
75
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,720 total1,550 in this make and model186 in the last 90 days
N803NKRegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2007 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)S/N 48087 · Built 1981Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)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 departure from acy, climbing thru FL220, pilots felt a vibration, then a second vibration. Right engine EGT climbed rapidly, followed by engine roll-back. Pilots shut down engine, method unknown. Declared emergency and turned back to field. Landed rwy 31 on acy. On rollout, pilot/tower/cf radio transmission (actual radio sources not clarified at this time) concerned black smoke coming from right engine. A recommendation was made from unknown source to evacuate aircraft. Pilot stopped aircraft on taxiway, initiated emergency evacuation (slides deployed) out R-1, L1, and L2. All slides deployed normally. All souls evacuated successfully, but there were six minor injuries (bruises, cut, sprain and one heart problem). All injured person taken to shore memorial and mainland hospitals for treatment and observation. FSDO notified NTSB due to emergency evacuation. The engine failure was contained, but appears to be catastrophic failure of the turbine blades. Airport was closed briefly, but reopened.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ACY, CLIMBING THRU FL220, PILOTS FELT A VIBRATION, THEN A SECOND VIBRATION. RIGHT ENGINE EGT CLIMBED RAPIDLY, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE ROLL-BACK. PILOTS SHUT DOWN ENGINE, METHOD UNKNOWN. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK TO FIELD. LANDED RWY 31 ON ACY. ON ROLLOUT, PILOT/TOWER/CF RADIO TRANSMISSION (ACTUAL RADIO SOURCES NOT CLARIFIED AT THIS TIME) CONCERNED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. A RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE TO EVACUATE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STOPPED AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY, INITIATED EMERGENCY EVACUATION (SLIDES DEPLOYED) OUT R-1, L1, AND L2. ALL SLIDES DEPLOYED NORMALLY. ALL SOULS EVACUATED SUCCESSFULLY, BUT THERE WERE SIX MINOR INJURIES (BRUISES, CUT, SPRAIN AND ONE HEART PROBLEM). ALL INJURED PERSON TAKEN TO SHORE MEMORIAL AND MAINLAND HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION. FSDO NOTIFIED NTSB DUE TO EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED, BUT APPEARS TO BE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TURBINE BLADES. AIRPORT WAS CLOSED BRIEFLY, BUT REOPENED.