Incident · 1990-07-04

NTSB case DEN90IA154 · AEROSPATIALE A-300B4 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1990-07-04
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE A-300B4 (N72990)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TURBINE WHEEL FAILURE, INDUCED BY FATIGUE.

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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