ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378350
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| Date: | Saturday 29 September 1984 |
| Time: | 14:38 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-200B |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N613US |
| MSN: | 20358/141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 44962 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D-7FCN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CLIMBOUT, PASSING THRU 4000 FT MSL, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE #2 ENGINE. THE CREW REPORTED HEARING AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN FUEL FLOW WITH N1 SPEED DECREASING TO 30% RPM ON THE #2 ENGINE. THE ACFT RETURNED TO SEATTLE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE ENGINE EXHAUST TAIL CONE AND NUMEROUS TURBINE BLADES WERE LOCATED IN A RURAL AREA APRX 11 MILES SOUTH OF THE ARPT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TURBINE STATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE HAD WEAKENED BY SULFIDATION DUE TO EXHAUST GAGES ESCAPING THRU AN INSPECTION PORT. FAILURE OF THE PORT ALLOWED CONTACT WITH THE TURBINE BLADES, RESULTING IN BLADE ESCAPED AND SUBSEQUENT IMBALANCE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA84IA233
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 31-Mar-2024 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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