About 1806 e.s.t. on January 31, 1981, the No. 3 engine failed as Northwest Airlines Flight 79, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-40, N143US, was climbing through 6,000 feet after departing Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia. The flightcrew performed the appropriate emergency procedures, requested an immediate return to Dulles, and dumped 40,000 pounds of fuel. The aircraft, with 10 crewmembers and 43 passengers aboard, landed on runway 12 at 1825 e.s.t. without further incident. No one aboard was injured, and damage to the aircraft was minor. There was no damage to property or injury to persons on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the incident was the high cycle fatigue fracture of the No. 30 fan blade in the No. 3 engine. The origin of the fatigue fracture on the leading edge of the fan blade was a preexisting high temperature arc burn from an undetermined source.
Aircraft Incident Report - Northwest Airlines Flight 79, McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40, N143US, Leesburg, Virginia, January 31, 1981
1981
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Report
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