ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224551
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| Date: | 23-JAN-2017 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | Endeavor Air |
| Registration: | N8986B |
| C/n / msn: | 7986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 51 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) |
| Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport, KY (CVG/KCVG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
An Endeavor Air, Bombardier CRJ200, N8986B, equipped with two General Electric CF34-3B1 turbofan engines, experienced a No. 2 engine fan blade separation during initial climb from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) - Baltimore, Maryland. The crew reported hearing a loud bang from the back of the airplane immediately followed by increased vibration, a turbine inlet temperature warning indication, and a No.2 engine thrust reverser indication. The crew declared an emergency, shut down the No. 2 engine, and returned to BWI where they made an uneventful landing.
There were no injuries to the passengers or crew.
Maintenance crews inspected the No. 2 engine at the gate at BWI and reported: one fan blade had separated, both fan cowl halves were separated and missing, and the core cowl exhibited impact marks.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20170124X45041
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2019 16:08 | harro | Added |
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