Incident · 2000-09-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-09-05
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N14090)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The sequential failure of the 2nd-stage low pressure turbine nozzle locks, which allowed the 2nds stage turbine nozzle segments to rotate within the low pressure turbine case, machining a hole whereby the nozzle segments exited the engine. A factor was the failure of the mechanic to detect any failed 2nd state nozzle locks during the zone inspection.
Source: NTSB case NYC00IA250Flight 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.