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LAX83IA302

1983-06-24 · LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

DURING THE GROUND RUN FOR TAKEOFF A FATIGUE PRECIPITATED FAILURE OF THE THIRD STAGE TURBINE BLADE OCCURRED WITH SECONDARY DAMAGE TO SEVERAL GUIDE VANES AND THE FOURTH STAGE TURBINE WHEEL. IMBALANCE OF THE TURBINE WHEEL CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER SIX BEARING ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK INTO THE EXHAUST AREA CAUSING A LOW INTENSITY FIRE Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83IA302.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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