- Date
- January 31, 1981
- Place
- Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 53 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N143USDouglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1981
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810131011609I
- Case key
- 79707
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 81/1/31 LEESBURG,VA DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 10 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1806 N143US PX- 0 0 43 49, 16790 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1414 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOSTON,MA SEATTLE,WA CHANTILLY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: FAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- NO 30 FAN BLADE IN NO 3 ENG FAILED,FATIGUE BGN AT PREEXISTING HI TEMP ARC BURN.COWL/FAN CASE SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N143US
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dulles Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.