ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358438
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| Date: | Monday 14 August 1995 |
| Time: | 19:50 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-130 |
| Owner/operator: | Tower Air |
| Registration: | N603FF |
| MSN: | 19746/12 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10690 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D7A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 436 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KJFK) |
| Paris, OF (KORY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight had reached an altitude of 14,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), when the crew reported a severe vibration in the number 1 engine. The crew shut down the engine, declared an emergency, and returned to the airport. After landing, the airplane was taxied to the gate without evacuating the passengers. Examination of the engine revealed that a turbine shroud had separated and penetrated the turbine exhaust case at the 6 to 9 o'clock position, exited the cowling, and punctured the #2 outboard reserve fuel tank plate. There was a fuel leak, but no fire.
Probable Cause: failure and separation of the #1 engine turbine shroud assembly, which resulted in an uncontained engine failure, a puncture of the #2 outboard reserve fuel tank plate, and a fuel leak.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95IA192
History of this aircraft
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| 15 September 1985 | N780T | Transamerica Airlines | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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