Airbus A319 132 N516NK
15 October 2013 · Greenville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 October 2013 at about 19:51 local time, a Airbus A319 132 registered N516NK, operated by Spirit Airlines, was involved in an incident near Greenville, Texas, United States. 150 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:51
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Greenville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl (DFW)
- Coordinates
- 33.2011, -96.2011
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 132
- Registration
- N516NK
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Spirit Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas → Atlanta
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ENG14IA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Probable cause
A high pressure turbine 2nd stage blade separation due to stress corrosion cracking in the J channel cooling cavity. The failed blade entered the gas path and caused substantial damage to the low pressure turbine. The engine was subsequently left at a high power setting for approximately four minutes, exposing the turbine hardware to temperatures that exceeded the material annealing temperature and resulted in in failure and separation of multiple engine components.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Based on metallurgical analysis, a No. 1 engine high pressure turbine (HPT) 2nd stage blade separated below the blade platform due to stress corrosion cracking in the blade J-channel cooling air cavity. The liberated blade entered the gas path and caused extensive damage to the HPT and low pressure turbine (LPT) hardware and cases. The damaged engine was left at a high power setting for about four minutes until the crew received a No. 1 engine fire warning. During this time the turbine was exposed to temperatures that exceeded the material annealing temperature and resulted in failure and separation of multiple components including the LPT 3rd and 4th stage disks, turbine exhaust case center body, and the No. 5 bearing housing. The engine nacelle was not breached and all separated engine components traveled out the back of the engine.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2013 | Airbus A319 | London, United Kingdom | British Airways | Unknown | - |
| 17 Oct 2014 | Airbus A319-132 | Zurich, Switzerland | Air Serbia | Unknown | - |
| 10 May 2012 | Airbus A319-112 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Frontier Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2012 | Airbus A319 | Rome, Italy | Alitalia Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Airbus A319 | Okinawa, Japan | China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd., | No injuries | - |
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