# NTSB ENG15WA022: Boeing 727-2F9, Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia, May 6, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 6, 2015, 12:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place: Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia
- Coordinates: 4.701388, -74.146942 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=4.7014&lon=-74.1469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 4 uninjured; on the ground: 2 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG15WA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91220/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15WA022

## Factual narrative

On May 6, 2015 at about 1215 coordinated universal time, a Boeing 727-200F, operated by Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas experienced an uncontained No.1 engine failure shortly after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport (SKBO), Bogotá, Colombia. The airplane was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 engines. The flight was a scheduled cargo flight from BOG to Quito/Mariscal Sucre International Airport (SEQM), Quito, Ecuador. During a visual inspection of the engine after landing, extensive damage to the low pressure turbine was observed. Minor injuries from falling engine debris were reported by several people in the urban area below the flight path and additional building damage was also reported. The investigation is being conducted by the Grupo de Investigación de Accidentes Aéreos (GRIAA) of Colombia. The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist the GRIAA's investigation as the state of design of the airplane powerplants. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: Grupo Investigación de Accidentes Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronáutica Civil Aeropuerto Internacional Eldorado Avenida 26 No. 103 -23 Edificio CEA Oficina 204 Bogotá, D.C. Colombia Tel.: (57) 1 296-2138 / 2013 Tel.: (57) 1 296-2138 / 2013 (57) 317 517-1162 (mobile 24 hrs) (57) 317 517-1087 (mobile 24 hrs) E-mail: investigación.accide@aerocivil.gov.co Website:http://www.aerocivil.gov.co

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: HK4262 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-2F9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

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

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