ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233743
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N68041 |
| MSN: | 46900/34 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson International Airport, Arizona |
| Tucson International Airport, Arizona | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Continental Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10, N68041, on a crew training flight, departed from Tucson International Airport, Arizona at 11:52 local time. There were nine persons on board the flight.
Approximately 1 hour after departure, the No. 2 engine low-pressure turbine assembly, turbine rear frame, and reverser assembly separated
from the aircraft. The crew conducted a standard in-flight engine shutdown procedure and landed the aircraft at Tucson International Airport
without further incident at 13:06.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this incident was the failure of a stiffener ring on the pressure
tube located within the high-pressure turbine shaft of No. 2 engine. This failure resulted in a condition of rotor imbalance which precipitated a
sequence of component failures culminating in separation of the aft portion of the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB-AAR-72-29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2020 15:58 | harro | Added |
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