United 232
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On July 19, 1989, at 1516, a DC-10-10, Nl819U, operated by United . j t· Airlines as flight 232, experienced a catastrophic failure of the No. 2 :~ tail-mounted engine during cruise flight. The separation, fragmentatioOpen official document at PDF page 6United Airlines Flight 232, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa, July 19, 1989