Incident · 1997-04-28

NTSB case LAX97IA170 · McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-28
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N470AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

an undetermined failure in the #1 (left) engine turbine assembly, which resulted in a fracture of the first stage nozzle guide vane (NGV) and subsequent damage to the turbine blades.

Source: NTSB case LAX97IA170

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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