# NTSB Incident FTW97IA128
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32** · 1997-03-18 · HOUSTON, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97IA128
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07525
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-03-18
- **Location:** HOUSTON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.990869, -95.349754
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 101
- **Total aboard:** 101
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-32
- **Registration:** N12508
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The failure of company maintenance personnel to perform a proper inspection of the combustion chamber outer case, thus allowing a detectable crack to grow to a length at which the case ruptured.

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