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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-200 · Elko, NV · October 8, 2002

Date: October 8, 2002 · 20:57 local
Place: Elko, NV
Airport: Elko Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: BJNA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N344TM
Reported as: Boeing 737200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D17A
People aboard: 122
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,205 total4,521 in this make and model133 in the last 90 days

N344TMRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2005 · Boeing 737-200S/N 23044 · Built 1983 Airframe modelBoeing 737-200 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-17 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) At a speed of approximately 115 knots during the take-off on runway 23 at the Elko Regional Airport (eko) in Elko, NV., the aircraft veered to the left, followed by a loud bang. The captain aborted the take-off and pulled clear of the runway. According to the captain, no prior indications of a problem were noted. An engine vibration was determined to be the number one engine, and the engine was shut down. The crew taxied back to the gate and off loaded the passengers. Maintenance verified extensive damage to the turbine section of the number one engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 115 KNOTS DURING THE TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE ELKO REGIONAL AIRPORT (EKO) IN ELKO, NV., THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BANG. THE CAPTAIN ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF AND PULLED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM WERE NOTED. AN ENGINE VIBRATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE CREW TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND OFF LOADED THE PASSENGERS. MAINTENANCE VERIFIED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE.