- Date
- December 6, 1982, 17:09 local (22:09 UTC)
- Place
- Sarasota, FL
- Injuries
- 21 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8871ZBoeing 727-225
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821206015829I
- Case key
- 72553
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Catastrophic failure of the nr 2 engine occurred drg tkof roll. Tkof was aborted and the aircraft was stopped on the runway. There was no fire although engine parts penetrated the engine case and cowling severing coil and hydraulic lines and electrical wires and penetrated the aft fuselage and caused FOD to nr 3 engine. Acft was taxied to gate where passengers deplaned normally. Examination of nr 2 engine revealed fatigue failure of first stage compressor blade. Evidence of previous FOD at fatigue origination site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8871Z
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-225
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21289
- Airframe hours
- 19,276
- Engine
- P & W JT8D-15, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Eastern Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bankers Trust Company
- Departed
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SRQ · Sarasota-Bradenton, runway 31, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 12,100 total · 6,901 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SRQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
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