Safety Recommendation

Safety Recommendation

Active / Technical Report | Accession Number: ADA372568 |

Abstract:

On October 15, 1998, Delta Air Lines flight 915, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, N902DE, experienced an uncontained failure in the No. 2 right engine, a Pratt Whitney PW JT8D-219, immediately after takeoff from Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. The pilots reported that, just after takeoff they felt a light thump, the airplane yawed to the right, and the cockpit instrumentation indicated that the No. 2 engine had lost power. The pilots then declared an emergency and returned to Boston. None of the 128 passengers, 4 flight attendants, and 2 pilots on board were injured. The airplane was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Boston to Atlanta, Georgia.

Author(s):

No Author(s) Identified

Author Organization(s):

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WASHINGTON DC

Pagination:

0005

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Monitor Series:

FAA

Subject Terms

Joint Capability Areas:

JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_4.3_Maintain

Communities of Interest:

Air Platforms

Descriptor(s):

*AIRCRAFT ENGINES, *AVIATION ACCIDENTS, *AVIATION SAFETY, *AIRCRAFT ENGINE COWLINGS, *NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, COMMERCIAL AVIATION, TAKEOFF, FAILURE(MECHANICS), ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

Field(s)/Group(s):

Commercial and General Aviation, Safety Engineering

Keyword(s):

*NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, UNCONTAINED FAILURE, JT8D 219 ENGINE, COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 88, DELTA AIR LINES, REAR COWL DOORS, CCOC(COMBUSTION CHAMBER OUTER CASE)

Report Date:

1999 Jul 13

Creation Date:

2000 Feb 02