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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 1988 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-25C |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx |
| Registration: | N118FE |
| MSN: | 19300/346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (ERW/KEWR) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (KEWR) |
| Memphis International Airport, TN (KMEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE #3 ENG SUFFERED AN UNCONTAINED TURBINE BLADE FAILURE DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 120 KTS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ALL 12 TIERODS FOR THE 2ND STAGE LOW COMPRESSOR SUFFERED A PROGESSIVE FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN THE UNCOUPLING OF THE FAN SECTION, IMBALANCE IN THE 3,4,5, & 6 STAGES, UNCOUPLING OF THE LOW POWER TURBINE AND FINALLY, OVERSPEED & OVERHEAT OF THE TURBINE.
Probable Cause:
Occurrence #1: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER(TOTAL) - MECH FAILURE/MALF
Phase of Operation: TAKEOFF - ABORTED
Findings
1. (C) COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY,WHEEL RETENTION - FATIGUE
2. COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY,WHEEL RETENTION - FAILURE,TOTAL
3. ABORTED TAKEOFF - INITIATED - PILOT IN COMMAND
4. 1 ENGINE - FAILURE,TOTAL
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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