Incident · 2001-03-15

NTSB case LAX01IA118 · McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-03-15
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 (N996DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the failure of 4th stage turbine blades during takeoff roll, which resulted in a dynamic imbalance in the engine.

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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