- Date
- October 5, 2012, 17:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Incheon, South Korea
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- HL8207Boeing 737 - 73V
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 90879
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Factual narrative
On October 5, 2012, an Easter Jet Boeing 737-700 powered by two CFM 56-7B20 turbofan engines experienced a No. 2 engine failure while climbing through 22,500 feet after takeoff from Gimpo International Airport, Seoul, South Korean. The flight crew shutdown the engine, performed an air turnback, and made an uneventful single engine landing. Post flight examination of the No. 2 engine found damage to the high and low pressure turbines. This incident is being investigated by the Republic of Korea Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) and the NTSB is participating as the United States Accredited Representative to the ARAIB as the State of Manufacturer of the engine and airplane. For additional information, contact the Republic of Korea ARAIB: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs 281, Gonghang-Dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 157-815 Republic of Korea Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1030 (82) 2 6096-1000 (24 hours) E-mail: araib@korea.kr Fax: (82) 2 6096-1031 AFTN: RKSLYLYX Website: http://www.araib.go.kr
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HL8207
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 - 73V (73V)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32413
- Engine
- CFM International CFM56-7B20, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- Easter Jet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport