It sounds bad, but really it means that Jackson-Evers International Airport is a real port in the storm. All these diversions and no disasters. Good Job, Jackson-Evers
NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
December 18, 2008
NTSB INVESTIGATING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON DELTA AIR LINES BOEING 777
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident in which a Delta Air Lines Boeing 777 experienced an uncommanded engine rollback in the cruise phase of an intercontinental flight.
On November 26, 2008, at about 12:30 pm MST, in the vicinity of Great Falls, Montana, a 777-200ER (N862DA), operated by Delta Air Lines as Flight 18, en route from Shanghai to Atlanta, experienced an uncommanded rollback of the right (number 2) Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engine while at 39,000 feet in the cruise phase of flight. The crew executed applicable flight manual procedures and descended to 31,000 feet. The engine recovered and responded normally thereafter. The flight continued to Atlanta where it landed without further incident. None of the crew of 15 or 232 passengers was injured.
Flight data recorders and other applicable data and components were retrieved from the airplane for testing and evaluation. Both of the pilots have been interviewed. This event is preceded by another airline’s 777 equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 895 engines, which experienced an uncommanded dual engine rollback while on final approach to London’s Heathrow International Airport on January 17, 2008, crashing short of the runway on airport property. The United Kingdom’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating that accident.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Bill English, who is serving as the U.S. Accredited Representative in the Heathrow accident investigation, is the Investigator in Charge of the Delta incident.
The AAIB, which has assigned an Accredited Representative to the Delta incident, is working closely with the NTSB to determine if there are issues common to both events. Parties to the investigation are: the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Eaton-Argotech, Delta Air Lines, and the Air Line Pilots Association.
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NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson (202) 314-6100 peter.knudson@ntsb.gov
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating.
What: The United Express flight 7164, en route from O’Hare bound for South Bend
Where: O’Hare Airport
When: Monday night Dec 15
Who: 28 passengers and 4 crew members
Why: The plane was about to land in South Bend but instead, circled the airport and returned to Chicago because of a landing gear problem. When the plane hit the tarmac, the left wing shot sparks. The belly landing as the plane slid down the runway, half on its belly.
What: Delta Flight 5083 en route from Cedar Rapids to Cincinnati
Where: Quad City International Airport.
When: Tuesday Dec 16, 2008 around noon
Who: 38 people were on board
Why: The pilot reported flap problems. Limited visibility prevented a return to Cedar Rapids. The plane landed safely.
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Contact Photographer Felix Bahamonde
What: Linea Aerea Puertorriquena (LAP)’s Atlantis Airlines Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 en route from Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Managua, Bahamas, registration N650LP. The airport of departure was Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport (STI/MDST) and the scheduled destination was Mayaguana Airport
Where: off the coast of the Turks and Caicos Islands
When: Monday December 15, 2008
Who: 1 pilot, 11 passengers missing.
Why: The flight’s mayday call was picked up on Monday 16 miles off the coast of Providenciales. Rescue effort were called off Monday due to adverse weather conditions
The BN-2A Trislander en route from Santiago de los Caballeros-Cibao International Airport Dominican Republic to Mayaguana Bahamas. It departed at 16:06. An hour into the flight, the pilot contacted Providenciales ATC reporting an emergency. The airplane crashed shortly after the distress call. Asociación Nacional de Pilotos reported that the pilot’s licence was suspended in October 2006.
The plane which was listed as having 3,712 hours in the air, had been offered for sale tin 2008 for $2.2 million
South Florida Water Management District says no fuel or herbicide spilled into the lake
What: US Airways Express CRJ Jet operated by Air Wisconsin en route from Norfolk, Va to Philadelphia.
Where: Philadelphia International Airport
When: 5:30 pm Sunday
Who: 3 people aboard, the captain, first officer and a flight attendant. The plane can hold 50 passengers
Why: The pilot reported problems with the landing gear. The plane landed safely on runway 27 Left on foam though its left landing gear was not down. Sparks were seen on the runway at landing, but no injuries were reported. The plane carries 3000 lb of fuel.
What: en route from Perland to Meacham
Where: land the plane safely in a field near Mark IV Parkway and Loop 820
When: 10 am reported engine trouble
Who: 2 people aboard
Why: After reporting that the plane’s engine was running rough, the pilot was able to land in the field safely.
What: small plane, probably (but not definitively) Forney Aircoupe from the Avon Park airport
Where: among trees between the 10th, 12th and 14th fairways in Golf Hammock, a golf community west of Sebring in Highlands County
When: 11:30 a.m. Saturday
Who: Pilot James Weener, and passenger James Richer
Why: Witnesses saw black smoke, heard the plane’s engine over-revving, then the plane came apart and in fell in pieces from the sky. A witness said “Some small parts came off first, then the wing came off and the tail shot off. It just disintegrated in midair.”
The Fighter Wing F-16 landed safely around 10:20 a.m. The tanks were 3/4 full, and are capable of carrying 370 gallons. Procedures are underway to retrieve the tanks.
