Boeing 727-100 N118FE
7 October 1988 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1988 at about 03:55 local time, a Boeing 727-100 registered N118FE, operated by Federal Express, was involved in an incident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Int'l (EWR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-100
- Registration
- N118FE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 3
- Operator
- Federal Express
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newark → Memphis
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC89IA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE #3 ENG SUFFERED AN UNCONTAINED TURBINE BLADE FAILURE DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 120 KTS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL 12 TIERODS FOR THE 2ND STAGE LOW COMPRESSOR SUFFERED A PROGESSIVE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN THE UNCOUPLING OF THE FAN SECTION, IMBALANCE IN THE 3,4,5, & 6 STAGES, UNCOUPLING OF THE LOW POWER TURBINE AND FINALLY, OVERSPEED & OVERHEAT OF THE TURBINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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