McDonnell Douglas MD11-F PH-MCU

Summary

On 9 March 2014 at about 00:30 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD11-F registered PH-MCU, operated by Martinaire Aviation LLC, was involved in an incident near Tenerife, Spain. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 March 2014 at 00:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Tenerife, Spain

Nearest airport

Tenerife Sur Airport (TFS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD11-F

Registration

PH-MCU

Category

Airplane

Engines

3

Operator

Martinaire Aviation LLC

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Amsterdam → Tenerife Sur

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG14WA008

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 March 9, 2014, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Cargo airplane, registration PH-MCU, operated by Martinair experienced a No. 2 engine, a Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW4462 turbofan, uncontained engine failure during initial climb after takeoff from Tenerife South Airport (TFS), Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain. An in-flight turnback was performed and an emergency landing was made at Tenerife. The investigation is being conducted by the Comision De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) of Spain. The NTSB is participating as the US accredited Representative as the state of manufacture for the engines and the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.