Narrative:
When taxiing out for a flight to Garoua via Yaoundé a compressor disc in the no. 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 engine failed. Debris punctured the wing and fuel tank, causing a fire. The aircraft burned out.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1984 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2H7C |
| Operator: | Cameroon Airlines |
| Registration: | TJ-CBD |
| MSN: | 21295/484 |
| First flight: | 1977-02-15 (7 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 109 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 116 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Douala Airport (DLA) ( Cameroon)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Douala Airport (DLA/FKKD), Cameroon |
| Yaoundé-Ville Airport (YAO/FKKY), Cameroon | |
| Flightnumber: | 786 |
When taxiing out for a flight to Garoua via Yaoundé a compressor disc in the no. 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 engine failed. Debris punctured the wing and fuel tank, causing a fire. The aircraft burned out.
Classification:
Uncontained engine failureDamaged on the ground
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Douala Airport to Yaoundé-Ville Airport as the crow flies is 200 km (125 miles).
Distance from Douala Airport to Yaoundé-Ville Airport as the crow flies is 200 km (125 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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