flee 5 Report post Posted February 21, 2011 A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing today after it experienced a contained engine failure shortly after take-off and shedded engine parts onto the ground. The aircraft, powered by CFM56-7B-26 engines, returned to Fort Lauderdale at 08:00hr shortly after departure for a flight to Minneapolis after an engine shut down, says a US FAA spokeswoman. It landed without incident, and the aircraft's passengers deplaned by stairs at the airport's taxiway, she adds. "The FAA's preliminary inspection of the engine revealed that it was a contained failure. Engine turbine blades exited the rear of the engine, they did not penetrate the engine cover," says the spokeswoman. Delta was not contactable for comment. The airline operates a fleet of 73 737-800s, according to Flightglobal's ACAS database. All of them are powered by CFM56 engines. Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/21/353418/delta-737-800-suffers-engine-failure-sheds-turbine.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T. AHMAD 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2011 A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency landing today after it experienced a contained engine failure shortly after take-off and shedded engine parts onto the ground. The aircraft, powered by CFM56-7B-26 engines, returned to Fort Lauderdale at 08:00hr shortly after departure for a flight to Minneapolis after an engine shut down, says a US FAA spokeswoman. It landed without incident, and the aircraft's passengers deplaned by stairs at the airport's taxiway, she adds. "The FAA's preliminary inspection of the engine revealed that it was a contained failure. Engine turbine blades exited the rear of the engine, they did not penetrate the engine cover," says the spokeswoman. Delta was not contactable for comment. The airline operates a fleet of 73 737-800s, according to Flightglobal's ACAS database. All of them are powered by CFM56 engines. Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/21/353418/delta-737-800-suffers-engine-failure-sheds-turbine.html hmm... seems the rotor blade separated but does not pierce thru the turbine case and exited thru secondary path. lucky them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites