Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 7472U3B

Difficulty date
June 6, 2006
Submitted
June 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N922FT
Make and model
Boeing 7472U3B
Aircraft serial
22768
Aircraft time
78,768 hours, 19,263 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7Q
Engine time
61,034 hours, 15,673 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, A BALL OF FIRE FROM THE LEFT SIDE WAS REPORTED ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD BANG, CREW BELIEVED NR 1 ENGINE HAD FAILED AND ABORT OF TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROX 150 FEET OFF END OF RUNWAY, (RUNWAY CONTAMINATED WITH STANDING WATER) SUSTAINING MULTIPLE DAMAGE: COLLAPSE OF NLG, SEPARATION OF LEFT WING GEAR, PARTIAL SEPARATION OF NR 2 ENGINE FROM PYLON, AS WELL AS VARIOUS FLAP, WING AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE.

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