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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Vandalia, OH · August 12, 2010

Date
August 12, 2010 · 07:49 local
Place
Vandalia, OH
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ZZDA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N972AT
Reported as
Boeing 717-200
Reported engine
BMW Rolls BR-700 series
People aboard
53
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Crew stated per aircraft log page #1652769: "climbing through 17,000 ft, observed a lt eng gen off alert and a loud bang followed by a violent shaking of the aircraft." Crew declared an emergency and diverted to day. Post flight inspection revealed lt eng upper and lower cowling had departed a/c. damage was noted to the lt eng, lt eng generator harness, lt eng thrust reverser, fuselage, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, lt elevator, and lt elevator trim tab. Mtc replaced lt engine including thrust reverser, and lt elevator including lt tab. Boeing approved temp repairs were made to the fuselage and empennage. A/c then ferried below 10,000' (unpressurized)to mia for permanent repairs.

As the FAA filed it

CREW STATED PER AIRCRAFT LOG PAGE #1652769: "CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FT, OBSERVED A LT ENG GEN OFF ALERT AND A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE AIRCRAFT." CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DAY. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED LT ENG UPPER AND LOWER COWLING HAD DEPARTED A/C. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LT ENG, LT ENG GENERATOR HARNESS, LT ENG THRUST REVERSER, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, LT ELEVATOR, AND LT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB. MTC REPLACED LT ENGINE INCLUDING THRUST REVERSER, AND LT ELEVATOR INCLUDING LT TAB. BOEING APPROVED TEMP REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE. A/C THEN FERRIED BELOW 10,000' (UNPRESSURIZED)TO MIA FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS.