ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375759
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Date: | Monday 30 December 1985 |
Time: | 18:06 LT |
Type: | Airbus A300B4-203 |
Owner/operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
Registration: | N231 |
MSN: | 220 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6493 hours |
Engine model: | GE CF6-50C2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 169 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
Destination airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE NO 1 ENGINE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION DISCLOSED FOUR BROKEN TURBINE MID FRAME STRUT STUDS. THE FRACTURE SURFACES EXHIBITED FATIGUE SIGNATURES. A PROPOSED STRUD STUD DESIGN IS BEING MANUFACTURED FOR TESTING.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL86IA051 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL86IA051
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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