McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N676MC
6 August 2011 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2011 at about 16:52 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 registered N676MC, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:52
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7633, -84.4017
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
- Registration
- N676MC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Pittsburgh
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ENG11IA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The probable cause of the No. 2 engine failure and subsequent aborted takeoff was the high cycle fatigue failure of a fan blade near the blade root that resulted in extensive low pressure compressor damage and compressor case breach.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Based on metallurgical analysis, a fan blade in the No. 2 engine separated at the blade root due to a high cycle fatigue crack when the engines were accelerated for takeoff. The liberated blade entered the gas path and caused damage to the inlet guide vanes, the remaining fan blades, fan exit guide vanes, and low pressure compressor as it was ingested. The mid span shrouds on the remaining fan blades exhibited shingling and witness marks also consistent with impact from the separated blade. The crew reacted to the engine failure and were able to abort takeoff and safely stop the airplane on the runway surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2011 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) | Apache Junction, Arizona, United States | Allegiant Air LLC | Unknown | - |
| 17 Apr 2010 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Northwest Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Los Angeles Intl Airport, California, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | Saltillo, Mexico | USA Jet Airlines Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2008 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Goma, Congo | Hewa Bora | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Wilson Thomas S MD | Fatal | 1 |
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