BOSTON, MA, USA
N750UA
BOEING 727-214
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT SAID, 'A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH EGT ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE.' THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS MINOR. A THIRD STAGE TURBINE BLADE FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLADE.
THE FAILURE OF THE THIRD STAGE TURBINE BLADE ON THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE, DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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