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| Date: | Thursday 22 September 1988 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 |
| Owner/operator: | Pan Am Express |
| Registration: | N170RA |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21061 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albany, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Albany Airport, NY (ALB/KALB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED DISINTEGRATION OF THE NO.2 ENGINE. SCORCHED ENGINE FRAGMENTS RIPPED THROUGH THE FUSELAGE INJURING TWO PASSENGERS, ONE SERIOUSLY. THE UNCONTAINED FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF WEAR OR SPALLING OF THE 1ST STAGE REDUCTION GEAR AND THE SUN GEARS. PROGRESSIVE CONTAMINATION ALLOWED THE FAILURE TO PROGRESS TO THE ULTIMATE UNCONTAINED FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ULTIMATE FAILURE WAS AN INOPERATIVE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR PLUG, WHICH ALLOWED THE WEAR TO PROGRESS UNDETECTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC88FA238
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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