Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | vrijdag 3 mei 1991 |
Tijd: | 05:53 |
Type: |  Boeing 727-22QC |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Ryan Airlines |
Registratie: | N425EX |
Constructienummer: | 19095/302 |
Bouwjaar: | 1966-08-09 (24 years 9 months) |
Aantal vlieguren: | 46981 |
Motoren: | 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 3 |
Schade: | Vernield |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Hartford-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Start (TOF) |
Soort vlucht: | Vracht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS), Verenigde Staten |
Beschrijving:Takeoff was aborted when the no. 3 engine had suffered an uncontained failure. The aircraft burned out.
It appeared that the 9th stage HP compressor disk had ruptured. Debris penetrated fuel, oil and hydraulic lines, causing a fire.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A catastrophic and uncontained failure of the no.3 engine which resulted in a fuel fed fire."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 11 months | Accident number: | NYC91FA125 | Download report: | Summary report
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Bronnen:
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 24.06.1991 (68)
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/94 (#18)
» NTSB
» Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
Veiligheidsmaatregelen
NTSB issued 3 Safety Recommendations
Issued: 11-JUN-1991 | To: FAA | A-91-42 |
IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT A DIRECTED SAFETY INVESTIGATION, IN CONJUCTION WITH PRATT & WHITNEY, TO DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE AND CAUSE OF THE CORROSION (PITTING) ON THE HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSOR ROTATING DISKS OF JT8D MODEL ENGINES, TO IDENTIFY THOSE ENGINES THAT ARE BEING OPERATED IN A MANNER THAT MAKES THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION, AND TO DEVELOP CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT WILL ENSURE THE CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION OF THE THOSE ENGINES. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 11-JUN-1991 | To: FAA | A-91-43 |
REQUIRE THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER TO IMMEDIATELY INFORM ALL JT8D OPERATORS OF THE HPC CORROSION PITTING PROBLEM. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 11-JUN-1991 | To: FAA | A-91-44 |
ISSUE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE TO REQUIRE TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT ARE DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF THE DIRECTED SAFETY INVESTIGATION. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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accident date:
03-05-1991type: Boeing 727-22QC
registration: N425EX

accident date:
03-05-1991type: Boeing 727-22QC
registration: N425EX
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT en Boston-Logan International Airport, MA bedraagt 145 km (91 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.