Boeing 737-300 N17317

Summary

On 17 March 1990 at about 17:30 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N17317, operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 136 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 March 1990 at 17:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Wichita Mid-Continent (ICT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-300

Registration

N17317

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Continental Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Denver

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC90IA070

1 person had minor injuries.

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

BOEING 737-300 ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM WICHITA, KANSAS WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD POWER LOSS AND WAS ON FIRE. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE TEARDOWN RESULTS REVEALED ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DISENGAGED LEVER ARM OF VARIABLE STATOR VANE ON STAGE NEAR HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR AREA RESULTING IN HIGH SYCLE FATIGUE OF A STAGE 1 BLADE IN HPC. AN EMERGENCY SLIDE UPPER GIRT BAR SUFFERED OVERLOAD TYPE FAILURE DURING EVACUATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.