McDonnell Douglas MD80 B28035

Summary

On 2 July 2018 at about 11:09 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD80 registered B28035, operated by Far Eastern Air Transport, was involved in an incident near Songshan, Taipei, China, Taiwan. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 July 2018 at 11:09

Classification

Incident

Location

Songshan, Taipei, China, Taiwan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD80

Registration

B28035

Category

Airplane

Operator

Far Eastern Air Transport

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Penghu Airport → Songsang Airpor

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG18WA039

Injuries not recorded.

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 July 2, 2018, Far Eastern Air Transport, flight FE8026, an MD82 aircraft, registration number B-28035, took off from Penghu Airport for Songsang Airport. The aircraft declared PAN PAN at 7 miles from the runway of Songshan Airport at an altitude of 2,800 feet due to the No. 1 engine failure. The aircraft then safely landed at Songsang Airport and all on board personnel were safe. Damage to the internal parts of the No. 1 engine and piercing the engine cowling caused the engine failure. The engine failure is being investigated by the Aviation Safety Council of Taiwan and the NTSB is participating as the State of Manufacturer of the airplane and engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.