- Date
- June 24, 1983, 14:26 local (21:26 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV
- Injuries
- 6 minor, 86 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N942NMcdonnell Douglas DC9-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830624035099I
- Case key
- 23590
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the ground run for takeoff a fatigue precipitated failure of the third stage turbine blade occurred with secondary damage to several guide vanes and the fourth stage turbine wheel. Imbalance of the turbine wheel caused the failure of the number six bearing allowing oil to leak into the exhaust area causing a low intensity fire
Aircraft
- Registration
- N942N
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47459
- Airframe hours
- 33,039
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Republic Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 24, 1983 · 5 hours before
- Destination
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- LAS · Mccarren Int'L., runway 25, 12,636 × 150 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
- 47
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,525 total · 3,525 in this make and model · 159 in the last 90 days · 55 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
- Observed at
- LAS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.