Spirit Airlines flight 165 , engine failure

Created on Wednesday, 16 October 2013 09:02 |

15 October 2013

Spirit Airlines flight NK-165 , Airbus A319 registration N516NK from Dallas to Atlanta took off and was climbing through FL200 about 20 mins on board when one from engines exploded , flames came out from engine and smoke came inside passengers cabin.The crew declared an emergency shut down the engine activated the engine's fire extinguisher and diverted back to Dallas Fort Worth international airport for a safe landing on runway 35C

On 17 October 2013 the FAA reported in their bulletin that the airplane was climbing when the the engine number one failure and smoke entered inside cabin.The crew declared an emergency and landed safely back to Dallas airport

On 13 November the NTSB released a preliminary report about the incident.The flight crew reported that shortly after takeoff, at approximately FL190 they received an Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) No. 1 engine pressure ratio (EPR) fault, N2 over limit warning and exhaust gas temperature (EGT) over limit warning. Approximately three minutes later an audible bang sound was heard followed by a No. 1 engine fire warning. The crew declared an emergency, shut down the engine and discharged one of the fire bottles. The airplane returned to DFW and executed a safe landing. Fire emergency crews met the aircraft on the runway and confirmed that there were no indications of a fire. Ground crews performed a visual examination of the engine and reported extensive damage to the low pressure turbine (LPT). The engine thrust reverser cowls were opened and large sections of the low pressure turbine and turbine exhaust cases were missing.

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