Boeing 747-130 N603FF

Summary

On 14 August 1995 at about 23:50 local time, a Boeing 747-130 registered N603FF was involved in an incident near Jamaica, New York, United States. 436 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 August 1995 at 23:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Jamaica, New York, United States

Coordinates

40.6492, -73.7894

Aircraft

Boeing 747-130

Registration

N603FF

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Paris

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC95IA192

Nobody was injured.

failure and separation of the #1 engine turbine shroud assembly, which resulted in an uncontained engine failure, a puncture of the #2 outboard reserve fuel tank plate, and a fuel leak.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight had reached an altitude of 14,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), when the crew reported a severe vibration in the number 1 engine. The crew shut down the engine, declared an emergency, and returned to the airport. After landing, the airplane was taxied to the gate without evacuating the passengers. Examination of the engine revealed that a turbine shroud had separated and penetrated the turbine exhaust case at the 6 to 9 o'clock position, exited the cowling, and punctured the #2 outboard reserve fuel tank plate. There was a fuel leak, but no fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.