Incident · 2001-11-02
What the record says
- Event date
- 2001-11-02
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A319-132 (N814AW)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- AMERICA WEST AIRLINES Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- America West Airlines Inc.
Probable cause
the #1 engine's fatigue failure of the #3 bearing due to the manufacturer's inadequate design of the high-pressure compressor stubshaft coating, which resulted in a loss of engine power and an emergency landing.
Source: NTSB case FTW02IA027Flight 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.