# NTSB ENG14WA008: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 - F, Tenerife, Spain, March 9, 2014

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 9, 2014, 00:30 local (00:30 UTC)
- Place: Tenerife, Spain
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG14WA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88910/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14WA008

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 - F (F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 48757
- Engines: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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