- Date
- February 16, 1984, 12:31 local (17:31 UTC)
- Place
- Forest Park, GA
- Injuries
- 72 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8924EMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6346
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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(total) - mech failure/malf
Turbine assembly,turbine blade - fatigueCause
Turbine assembly,turbine blade - failure,total
Analysis
Captain heard a muffled explosion accompanied by a moderate left yaw and 'a deterioration of readings on #1 engine' shortly after takeoff. Acft returned for an uneventful landing. Examination revealed that the engine failure initiated in 'the T3 disk/blades area.' Metallurgical examination disclosed the fatigue failure of the 3rd stage turbine blade was most probably induced by rubbing btw the turbine shroud and the outer air seal.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8924E
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45839
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Eastern Air Lines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- IAD · Washington, DC
- Flight plan
- VFR/IFR
- Airport
- ATL · W.B Hartsfield Int'L Arpt, runway 9, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL