ATL87IA034

1986-12-03 · ATLANTA, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ATL

Aircraft involved

N802MX de Havilland DHC-8-101 None

Factual narrative

AT ABOUT 4,000 FT MSL, CPT ON SCH DOM FLT REPORTED LOUD POP AND SUB SHUTDOWN OF RT ENG. SMELL OF SMOKE AND VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FIRE IN RT NACELLE. SHIPS FIRE EXT ACTIVATED DURING RETURN TO DEPT. ARPT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVLD FAILURE OF TURBINE STATOR RETAINING RING P&W PART NO 3034363. P&W HAD OUTSTANDING S.B. ISSUED AT THE TIME. THIS WAS ONLY ENG IN OPER FLT THAT S.B. HAD NOT BEEN COMP ON. THIS ENG WAS ALSO LEAD ENG FOR OPER FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_ATL87IA034.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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