- Date
- February 17, 1984, 08:46 local (16:46 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA
- Injuries
- 98 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N203AAMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840217055219I
- Case key
- 24040
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff a ttl pwr loss was experienced on the number 1 engine. Examination of the engine revealed substantial damage occurred in the compressor section from stage 6 rearward. 40 stage 8 compressor blades were forced completely out of their disk dovetail slots. Of the 18 remaining blades, 17 were missing their airfoils which had fractured just above the platform. The 18th blade was fractured through the root area just below the platform. Metallurgical examination of the 18th blade disclosed the blade sustained a diagonal and transverse fracture through the root of thr blade progressing in high cycle fatigue from the origin along the edge of the disk.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N203AA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49145
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-217, 20,850 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · December 29, 1983
- Departed
- SNA · Santa Ana, CA
- Destination
- DFW · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SNA · John Wayne, runway 1L, 5,700 × 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
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNA, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.