Incident: Boeing 757
Sep 6, 2018 · Atlanta, GA
NTSB numberENG18IA036Event id20180913X21320
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
A right engine turbine uncontainment resulting from failure of the high pressure turbine (HPT) lenticular seal due to a fatigue crack originating from an overheated region at a knife edge tip. Contributing to the failure was Pratt & Whitney’s decision to introduce the temperature-resistant knife-edge coating as a new-part number lenticular seal on an attrition basis without the option to recoat existing lenticular seals, which delayed implementation of the more durable seal material into the fleet.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757
- Registration
- N668DN
- Year built
- 1991
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Initial climb Uncontained engine failure
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Fulton County Airport Brown Field (FTY)7 nm (13 km) west
- Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)7 nm (13 km) south
- DeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)9 nm (16 km) north-east
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