Incident · 1992-10-12

NTSB case NYC93IA017 · BOEING 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-10-12
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-300 (N586US)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: USAIR Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): USAIR

Probable cause

THE HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE OF BLADES ON THE STAGE 1 HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR, WHICH RESULTED IN BLADE FRACTURE AND SUBSEQUENT INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND FIRE.

Source: NTSB case NYC93IA017

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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