- Date
- June 27, 1988, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place
- Hebron, KY
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N600JIsrael Aircraft Industries 1124A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880627027329I
- Case key
- 7639
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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 wheel - failure,totalCause
Inadequate quality controlCause
Analysis
During en route climb, the left engine failed and the crew executed a safe single engine landing. Examination of the engine revealed an uncontained HP turbine failure in the engine. Metallurgical examination of the failed parts indicated improper steel alloy. An emer AD was issued to remove affected parts from service.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N600J
- Reported as
- Israel Aircraft Industries 1124A (1124-A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 302
- Airframe hours
- 3,597
- Engine
- Garrett TFE-731-3-1G, 3,700 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Johnson & Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 13, 1988 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- LUK · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,571 total · 2,352 in this make and model · 3,874 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- 1
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.