- Date
- April 28, 1987, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Denton, TX
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N600KCCanadair CL-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870428060379I
- Case key
- 22284
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Analysis
The aircraft's right engine, while in flight, lost a blade from its fourth stage turbine wheel due to metal fatigue. This resulted in varying degrees of damage throughout the entire engine and caused the engine to shut itself down while climbing through 19,000 feet. The aircraft had departed dallas, TX, 19 minutes earlier. After the engine failure the flt returned to dallas where a single engine uneventful landing was accomplished. Examination of the failed blade revealed the metal fatigue was the result of excess porosity which was present when the blade was cast. The manufacturer agrees that this imperfection should have been detected by their inspection methods and the blade rejected. The blade failed after about 400 hours of operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N600KC
- Reported as
- Canadair CL-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1012
- Airframe hours
- 1,310
- Engine
- Lycoming ALF-502L-2, 7,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kimberly Clark Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 5, 1987 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- DAL · Dallas, TX
- Destination
- ATW · Appleton, WI
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,700 total · 85 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
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