- Date
- June 5, 1984, 13:12 local (17:12 UTC)
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA
- Injuries
- 95 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8711EBoeing 720-025
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840605076219I
- Case key
- 35444
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While climbing thru 600 ft after takeoff, the crew heard a loud bang, the acft shuttered & the #3 eng fire warning light illuminated. A fire bottle was discharged. The coplt saw flames coming from the eng & the fire warning light remained illuminated, so a 2nd fire bottle was discharged. The aircrew returned to the arpt & landed without further incident. Emergency equipment was standing by & the passengers deplaned normally. An exam of the eng revealed that the 7th stage turbine assembly had failed, penetrating the right side of the case. The 6th & 8th stages were damaged by the displaced 7th stage assembly. Fuel lines & the fire warning system were also damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8711E
- Reported as
- Boeing 720-025
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18240
- Airframe hours
- 29,560
- Engine
- P&W JT3C-7, 12,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Windwalkers Air Country Club,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 30,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8711E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.