BOEING 747

Chubu, Japan — November 28, 2010

Event Information

DateNovember 28, 2010
Event TypeINC
NTSB NumberENG11WA005
Event ID20101202X03134
LocationChubu, Japan
CountryJA
Highest InjuryNONE

Aircraft

MakeBOEING
Model747
CategoryAIR
FAR Part121

Conditions

Light Condition—
Weather—

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
None3
Total Injured0

Full Narrative

On November 28, 2010, at about 06:00 Japan Standard Time (JST), after taking off from Chubu Centrair International Airport, operating as flight EIA238, the crew of an Evergreen International Airlines Boeing 747-200F airplane, registration number N482EV, noticed increased vibrations from the number 2 Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan engine while climbing through 1,100 meters altitude. The flight crew shut the engine down and returned to the same airport, landing at about 07:14 JST. None of the three crew reported injuries.

A post flight boroscope inspection on December 1, 2010 revealed that the low pressure turbine blades of the number 2 engine were severely damaged.


The accident is being investigated by the Japanese Transportation Safety Board

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8918
Japan
Tel.: (81) 3 5253 8486
Fax: (81) 3 5253 1680
E-mail: [email protected]
AFTN: RJTDYAYA
Cable: KOKUKYOKU-TOKYO
Website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by the Government of Japan.

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