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Aviation accident DCA17FA021

SERS · BOEING 767 · 2016-10-28 · Chicago, IL, USA

Event

NTSB number
DCA17FA021
Event ID
20161028X72837
Type
Accident
Date
2016-10-28
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Coordinates
41.968887, -87.917778

Injuries

Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
20
Uninjured
149
Total aboard
170

Aircraft

Make
BOEING
Model
767
Registration
N345AN
FAR Part
121
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The failure of the high-pressure turbine (HPT) stage 2 disk, which severed the main engine fuel feed line and breached the right main wing fuel tank, releasing fuel that resulted in a fire on the right side of the airplane during the takeoff roll. The HPT stage 2 disk failed because of low-cycle fatigue cracks that initiated from an internal subsurface manufacturing anomaly that was most likely not detectable during production inspections and subsequent in service inspections using the procedures in place. Contributing to the serious passenger injury was (1) the delay in shutting down the left engine and (2) a flight attendant's deviation from company procedures, which resulted in passengers evacuating from the left overwing exit while the left engine was still operating. Contributing to the delay in shutting down the left engine was (1) the lack of a separate checklist procedure for Boeing 767 airplanes that specifically addressed engine fires on the ground and (2) the lack of communication between the flight and cabin crews after the airplane came to a stop.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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