Incident · 1991-08-29
What the record says
- Event date
- 1991-08-29
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BOEING 767-232 (N115DA)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- DELTA AIRLINES, INC.
Probable cause
THE FRACTURE OF THE NUMBER 1 HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE WHEEL DUE TO FATIGUE, FROM AN UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.
Source: NTSB case LAX91IA376Flight 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.