Accident · 2000-04-27

NTSB case DEN00FA078 · Douglas DC-8-62F · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-62F (N990CF)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES

Probable cause

The failure of the clamp that secured the high-pressure bleed air duct to the high-pressure relief valve. Factors were the resulting excessive pressurization of the engine nacelle, and the subsequent separation of the engine cowling.

Source: NTSB case DEN00FA078

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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