- Date
- May 27, 1983, 15:57 local (19:57 UTC)
- Place
- Charlotte, NC
- Injuries
- 150 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N856NBoeing 727-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830527031999I
- Case key
- 5988
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Analysis
The #3 eng sustained an uncontained failure of the #4 1/2 bearing of the turbine section, due to fatigue cracking of the roller bearing cage.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Turbine assembly,aft fan - failure,totalCause
Turbine assembly,aft fan - fatigueCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N856N
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20164
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Piedmont Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- 7
- Destination
- DEF · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CLT · Douglas Intl, runway 36, 7,845 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.