- Date
- March 9, 2014, 00:30 local (00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tenerife, Spain
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Aircraft
- PH-MCUMcdonnell Douglas MD11 - F
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88910
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Factual narrative
On March 9, 2014, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Cargo airplane, registration PH-MCU, operated by Martinair experienced a No. 2 engine, a Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW4462 turbofan, uncontained engine failure during initial climb after takeoff from Tenerife South Airport (TFS), Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain. An in-flight turnback was performed and an emergency landing was made at Tenerife. The investigation is being conducted by the Comision De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) of Spain. The NTSB is participating as the US accredited Representative as the state of manufacture for the engines and the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- PH-MCU
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 - F (F)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 48757
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PW4462, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- Martinaire Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- AMS · Amsterdam
- Destination
- TFS · Tenerife Sur
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TFS · Tenerife Sur Airport