- Date
- September 9, 1985, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 32 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N242MAFokker F27-500
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850909049449I
- Case key
- 12921
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At about the time full power was obtained the heard a loud bang followed by a fire warning for the left engine. The takeoff was aborted and the crew shut down the engine. The passengers were deplaned on the taxiway after it was determined the fire was out & there was no more danger. Examination of the engine revealed that the low pressure impeller failed in a high cycle fatigue mode.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N242MA
- Reported as
- Fokker F27-500
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10678
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce DART 535-7R, 2,250 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Midstate Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Whirlpool Leasing Serv., Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Destination
- CWA · Mosinee, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ORD · O'Hara Iap, runway 14, 10,003 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,810 total · 910 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Observed at
- ORD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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