- Date
- November 17, 1971
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 36 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7077UBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164534
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0047 71/11/17 NR.MILWAUKEE,WIS BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0810 N7077U PX- 0 0 30 52, 21606 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WIS NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- 8TH STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC,NR 2 ENG,FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. DEBRIS DMGD VERT STAB & HYD SYS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7077U
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage