20080806844839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-232 · Las Vegas, NV · August 6, 2008

Date
August 6, 2008 · 15:18 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N666DN
NTSB investigation
NTSBENG08IA038
Reported as
Boeing 757232
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2037
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Arrived on scene (las), observed number two engine with cowlings opened. Did not detect any evidence of fire or engine debris exiting the engine compartment/cowlings. Noticed exterior elements of the engine and interior elements of the engine cowl blackened. Observed evidence of dry chemical fire extinguishing agent only on the interior of the engine cowling. Noticed that the combustor section lower case had a section that separated exposing internal guide vanes and cracking the case in several areas. Found several sections of engine bleed air lines crushed, cracked, or damaged in the area of the eruption of the combustor section, as well as connectors/electrical connectors broken or separated in the same area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ARRIVED ON SCENE (LAS), OBSERVED NUMBER TWO ENGINE WITH COWLINGS OPENED. DID NOT DETECT ANY EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR ENGINE DEBRIS EXITING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT/COWLINGS. NOTICED EXTERIOR ELEMENTS OF THE ENGINE AND INTERIOR ELEMENTS OF THE ENGINE COWL BLACKENED. OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT ONLY ON THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE COWLING. NOTICED THAT THE COMBUSTOR SECTION LOWER CASE HAD A SECTION THAT SEPARATED EXPOSING INTERNAL GUIDE VANES AND CRACKING THE CASE IN SEVERAL AREAS. FOUND SEVERAL SECTIONS OF ENGINE BLEED AIR LINES CRUSHED, CRACKED, OR DAMAGED IN THE AREA OF THE ERUPTION OF THE COMBUSTOR SECTION, AS WELL AS CONNECTORS/ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS BROKEN OR SEPARATED IN THE SAME AREA.

NTSB investigation

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