Boeing 727-212 accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL
On March 31, 1998, a Boeing 727-212 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Lauderdale, FL. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- March 31, 1998
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Aircraft
- Boeing 727-212 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 14 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 26.091°N, 80.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09733
Official records · MIA98FA112
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 30, 1998, about 2114 eastern standard time, a Boeing 727-212, Canadian registration C-FRYS, registered to and operated by Royal Aviation, Inc., as flight 311, a Title 14 CFR Part 129, nonscheduled international passenger flight, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Toronto, Canada, experienced a failure of No. 2 engine during takeoff roll at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airline transport-rated pilot, first officer, flight engineer, 5 flight attendants, and 169 passengers, including 2 lap children, were not injured. Three passengers sustained serious injuries and 14 passengers sustained minor injuries during the emergency evacuation after takeoff was aborted. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll from runway 9L, between 90 and 100 knots indicated airspeed, he felt a "thud" and observed an "engine fail" light and No. 2 engine fire warning . At about 110 knots, he aborted the takeoff, brought the airplane to a stop on a high-speed taxiway, and requested that the "engine fire on ground" and "aborted takeoff" check-lists be read and accomplished. When the tower advised that smoke was still emanating from the engine tailpipe, the pilot commanded that a passenger emergency evacuation be accomplished, and that the "emergency evacuation" checklist be read and accomplished. The four fuselage doors and slides were used, as well as the four overwing exits. The aft airstairs were not used. The pilot
Probable cause
Failure of the No.2 engine low pressure compressor rear tierod. Also contributing to the accident was failure of the manufacturer to apply an antigallant treatment to the tierod's compressor disk lands during manufacture.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
