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MIA86IA072

1986-02-05 · NEW YORK, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LGA

N812EA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22T, built 2017), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE ON WALK AROUND INSPECTION THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A BURNED THROUGH AREA ON THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OUTBOARD COWLING. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND DISASSEMBLED AND EXAMINED. THE FAN DUCT AND THE ENGINE COMBUSTION OUTER LINER WERE ALSO BURNED THROUGH. THE NUMBER 7,8,9, COMBUSTION CHAMBERS WERE FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY BURNED AWAY AND DISTORTED. THE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED AND WELD REPAIRED ABOUT 16000 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE CHAMBERS EXHIBITED THERMAL FATIGUE FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_MIA86IA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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