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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) · Des Moines, IA · July 15, 2012

Date: July 15, 2012 · 20:05 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: WX0A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N416NV
Reported as: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D
People aboard: 156
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,639 total6,639 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

N416NVRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2019 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 49555 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-219Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

N416NV, a MD-83 was departing from Des Moines International Airport runway 23 as allegiant air (WX0A) flight 497 at or around 20:05 local time with 150 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots. During the takeoff roll, prior to rotation, the left engine failed. According to the allegiant gate manager in Des Moines, passengers reported seeing fire shooting from the left engine inlet. There are reports that the grass along the side of the runway caught fire. The engine and grass fire was contained. The aircraft returned to the gate and the passenger deplaned normally. There were no injuries to passengers or crew.

As the FAA filed it

N416NV, A MD-83 WAS DEPARTING FROM DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 23 AS ALLEGIANT AIR (WX0A) FLIGHT 497 AT OR AROUND 20:05 LOCAL TIME WITH 150 PASSENGERS, FOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND TWO PILOTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PRIOR TO ROTATION, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. ACCORDING TO THE ALLEGIANT GATE MANAGER IN DES MOINES, PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING FIRE SHOOTING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE INLET. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THE GRASS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE AND GRASS FIRE WAS CONTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND THE PASSENGER DEPLANED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW.