Boeing 737-300 N586US
12 October 1992 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1992 at about 14:15 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered N586US, operated by Usair, was involved in an incident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 133 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pittsburgh Int'l (PIT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-300
- Registration
- N586US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Usair
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Charlotte
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC93IA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
Probable cause
THE HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE OF BLADES ON THE STAGE 1 HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN BLADE FRACTURE AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIR CARRIER B 737 300 WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL, WHEN THE AIRCREW WAS ADVISED BY OTHER AIRPLANES THAT 'SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE...COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE.' THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, STOPPED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY AND ORDERED AN EVACUATION BY THE EMERGENCY SLIDES. NONE OF THE 5 CREWMEMBERS NOR THE 128 PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE ENGINE FIRE WAS SUPPRESSED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE INTERIOR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE OF 2 BLADES OF THE STAGE 1 HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | Carnival Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1992 | Boeing 737-300LR | Flushing, New York, United States | Usair | Fatal | - |
| 15 May 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Palacios, Texas, United States | Southwest Airlines Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1992 | Boeing 737-204 | Tucuti, Panama | Copa Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 3 Aug 1992 | Boeing 737-300 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Southwest Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1992 | Boeing 737-200 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Mark Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
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