NONE · Boeing DC-9-82 · 1999-06-25 · SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99IA230
Event ID
20001212X19021
Type
Incident
Date
1999-06-25
Location
SAN DIEGO, CA, USA
Coordinates
32.93077, -117.010246
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
141
Total aboard
141
Aircraft
Make
Boeing
Model
DC-9-82
Registration
N450AA
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
failure of the number three bearing. The resulting oil leak from the bearing led to coke/carbon buildup, which resulted in chafing of the turbine's low-pressure compressor drive shaft on the rear compressor seal tube and subsequent fracture of the drive shaft.