# NTSB Accident NYC90FA038
> **BOEING 727-31** · 1989-12-09 · NEWARK, NJ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90FA038
- **Event ID:** 20001213X30003
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-12-09
- **Location:** NEWARK, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 727-31
- **Registration:** N727PJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 3
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THERMAL DISTRESS OF THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADES OF THE NUBER ONE ENGINE CAUSING A DEGRADATION OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES WHICH RESULTED IN BLADE FRACTURES. THE REASON FOR THE THERMAL DISTRESS WAS NOT DETERMINED.

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