NONE · Airbus Industrie A-320-212 · 1998-02-16 · MEMPHIS, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI98IA095
Event ID
20001211X09522
Type
Incident
Date
1998-02-16
Location
MEMPHIS, TN, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
117
Total aboard
117
Aircraft
Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
A-320-212
Registration
N341NW
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the inadequate (bronze) material used by the fuel pump's manufacturer, which wore and ultimately blocked the fuel filter bypass and partially blocked the fuel nozzles, causing the fuel spray to burn through the low pressure turbine case.