Mesa Airlines CL600 engine failure

[West Coast]

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2762/mvc017scr8.jpg

Things that go boom....

[BEagle]

"Let's see what Maintrol says, Nigel....I don't think the MEL covers this situation........"

Any idea where and when this happened?

[lomapaseo]

Reminds me of DL Pensacola but without all the escaped blade pieces.

was the fan rotor disk found intact on the runway for this one?

[krujje]

From the FAA website:

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** Report created 1/26/2007 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 17337 Make/Model: CL65 Description: BOMBARDIER REGIONAL JET
Date: 01/25/2007 Time: 0019

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: DENVER State: CO Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT LOST PIECE OF COWL AND A #1 ENGINE FAN BLADE, DENVER, CO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: UNKNOWN

OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Cruise Operation: Air Carrier

Departed: Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 01/26/2007

[barit1]

From the FAA website:

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DESCRIPTION
ACFT LOST PIECE OF COWL AND A #1 ENGINE FAN BLADE, DENVER, CO

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Lost a fan blade - and all the other fan blades - and oh by the way the fan disc too. :ugh:

Happened on more than one TF34 too (S-3, A-10). Failure mode (root cause) may not be the same, though.

[flyboyike]

More proof that Mesa sucks!

[Rainboe]

Well the failure mode appears to me to be a large piece of canvas (or tent) or awning blowing into the engine!

[krujje]

Well the failure mode appears to me to be a large piece of canvas (or tent) or awning blowing into the engine!

more likely what's left of the kevlar...

[ICT_SLB]

more likely what's left of the kevlar...

Have to agree with Krujje - it looks like the remains of the kevlar forward engine cowling. In fact it looks like it's done a good job of containment - there doesn't seem to be any damage to the fuselage judging by the paintwork (the object sticking up at the top is the APU Inlet Door).

[N1 Vibes]

Seems not just blades, and disc, sorry disK!

The kevlar wrap should be wrapped around the forward fancase!!!! It seems that has departed company as well.....

[jonny dangerous]

The background of this incident is as follows: On January 25, 2007, at 4: 50 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, a Mesa Airlines, Incorporated, Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger Jet, N17337, operating as America West Express Flight 2985, from Denver, Colorado to Phoenix, Arizona, while climbing through 24,000 feet, experienced an uncontained engine failure. The left engine cowling, fan, and other forward components separated over sparsely populated mountainous terrain in an area beginning just south of Woodland Park, Colorado and running south-southwest to 10 miles southwest of Cripple Creek, Colorado. The airplane's flight crew declared an emergency and immediately returned and landed uneventfully at the Denver International Airport at 5:30 P.M. Mountain Standard Time. The captain, first officer, flight attendant, 1 extra crewmember, and 50 passengers were not injured during the incident. The aircraft itself sustained minor damage to the fuselage, left engine pylon, and tail section during the engine separation.





http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2007/070131.htm

[Volume]

NTSB Seeks Lost Engine Debris
If your travels will take you anytime soon into the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the NTSB wants you to keep an eye open for stray GE CF34 engine pieces. On Jan. 25, an America West Express Bombardier regional jet en route from Denver to Phoenix was climbing through 24,000 feet when it experienced an uncontained engine failure. The left engine cowling, fan and other forward components separated over sparsely populated mountainous terrain in an area beginning just south of Woodland Park, Colo., and running south-southwest to 10 miles southwest of Cripple Creek. Anyone who finds debris shouldn't handle it but should contact the Teller County sheriff's department (719-687-9652) and relay the location, estimated size and description of the parts. The twinjet's flight crew declared an emergency and immediately returned and landed uneventfully at the Denver International Airport. There were 50 passengers and four crew on board, and nobody was hurt. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the fuselage, left engine pylon and tail section during the uncontained engine failure. A team is working to correlate radar records with data from the airplane's flight recorders in an effort to pinpoint the potential locations of the engine parts.
from AVWeb

I wonder if they pay you a reward when finding the debris, like they did for the Sioux City DC-10 fan disc debris.

[lomapaseo]

from AVWeb
I wonder if they pay you a reward when finding the debris, like they did for the Sioux City DC-10 fan disc debris.

Typically the engine manufacturer will offer to pay a reward + damages/expenses.

Don't expect it to be more than a week's wages though. If too much is offered all kinds of junk will be manufactured to look like legit debris.

[barit1]

100+ years ago they prospected for gold in them thar hills. Today it's titanium.

[West Coast]

Same chap could make a mint prospecting for metal off the departure end of Luke AFB.