- Date
- December 28, 1985, 13:33 local (18:33 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 131 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N519DABoeing 727-232
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851228071879I
- Case key
- 31716
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After gear retraction drg takeoff, at aprx 150' AGL, the aircrew heard a loud noise & noted the #2 eng had failed. They secured the eng, dumped fuel & landed without further incident. An exam of the #2 eng revealed the combustion chamber outer case, pn 616315, had failed from hi stress, low-cycle fatigue. The failure originated at a 4.6 inch crack at the rear drain boss to case weld. At the last shop inspn, a suspected crack was visually obsvd in this area. The case was prepared for non-destructive testing by grit blasting it with aluminum oxide beads to strip off nickel-cadmium plating. However, the testing did not reveal a crack. Therefore, the case was recoated with nickel-cadmium & returned to svc. After the failure, an exam of the fracture area revealed the presence of nickel & cadmium (0.5 to 0.75 inch, centered on the fracture origin area). There was evidence that grit blasting (prior to non-destructive testing) had mechanically closed the prev crack, thus preventing detection. The operator revised the shop procedure to a shell blasting method.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N519DA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-232
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21470
- Airframe hours
- 22,083
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-15A, 15,500 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 18, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Destination
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FLL · Ft Lauderdale Int'L, runway 9L, 8,018 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,002 total · 12,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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