Boeing 747 N758SA

Summary

On 23 September 2010, a Boeing 747 registered N758SA, operated by Southern Air, was involved in an incident near Frankfurt, Germany. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 September 2010

Classification

Incident

Location

Frankfurt, Germany

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747

Registration

N758SA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Southern Air

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG10RA054

Nobody was injured.

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

On September 25, 2010, a Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-281F, Reg. No. N758SA, experienced an uncontained LPT failure of the GE CF6-50 engine in the No. 3 position during taxi for takeoff from Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany. The No. 3 and No. 4 engines did not respond to thrust control input following the incident. Post-event airplane inspection found extensive damage to the No. 3 engine low pressure turbine and impact damage to the airplane, including the No. 3 and No. 4 engine control cables, which were separated. No injuries were reported. The BFU of Germany is leading the investigation into this event. For further information, contact: Mr. Thomas Karge, Investigator In Charge Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 D-38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel.: +49 531 3548-529 Fax: +49 531 3548-246 www.bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the BFU.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.