Air France Flight 66
An A380 lost its right outer engine fan over Greenland. A crack deep in the titanium hub led investigators to cold dwell fatigue.
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Causes
Uncontained engine failure in airline accidents
Official investigators identified uncontained engine failure in 3 of the incidents we cover, from 1985 to 2017. Each account explains how it arose in that case. A shared topic does not mean the same cause.
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| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Location | Fatalities | Report status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Air France Flight 66 | Airbus A380-861, four Engine Alliance GP7270 engines | Over southwestern Greenland, near the search area about 100 km northwest of Narsarsuaq | 0 | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 6 July 1996 | Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88, with Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines | Runway 17, Pensacola Regional Airport, Florida, United States | 2 passengers; 0 crew or people on the ground | LEVEL 3 Final report |
| 22 August 1985 | British Airtours Flight 28M | Boeing 737-236 series 1 | Runway 24 and the entrance to link Delta, Manchester International Airport | 55: 53 passengers and two cabin crew | LEVEL 3 Final report |
Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
A fractured fan hub sent debris through an MD-88 cabin during takeoff at Pensacola. Two passengers died; the NTSB traced the failure to drilling damage and a missed fatigue crack.
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British Airtours Flight 28M
An engine failure punctured a fuel tank during takeoff. Wind drove the resulting fire around the stopped aircraft as smoke and exit restrictions overwhelmed the evacuation.
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LEVEL 3 Final report