- Date
- August 21, 1982, 15:19 local (Aug 22, 1982, 01:19 UTC)
- Place
- Honolulu, HI
- Injuries
- 393 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N104WAMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820821047679I
- Case key
- 71072
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At rotation, the fire bell and the #2 engine fire warning light came on and the crew noted a power loss on the #2 engine. The takeoff was continued, the engine secured and the fire bottles discharged. The fire continued to burn. The aircraft circled and made a normal approach and landing. The aircraft brake system overheated during the overweight landing, however there was no other damage or injuries. Teardown of the engine revealed that a compressor blade had separated in fatigue on the 6th stage hpc rotor. The failed blade then damaged the 7th and remaining stages and ignited a titanium case fire. The origin of the fatigue appeared to have propagated from the dovetail area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N104WA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46986
- Airframe hours
- 14,578
- Engine
- GE CF6-50C1, 46,300 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- World Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Hartford National Bank & Trust
- Departed
- HNL · Honolulu, HI
- Destination
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- HNL · Honolulu, runway 8R, 12,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 21,000 total · 3,400 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 190 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HNL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.