ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230107
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| Date: | Sunday 20 October 2019 |
| Time: | 01:27 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-3ALER |
| Owner/operator: | Thai Airways |
| Registration: | HS-TKL |
| MSN: | 41521/1049 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 359 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Thai Airways flight TG970, a Boeing 777-300ER, suffered an uncontained engine failure (GE90-115B) during takeoff from runway 01L. The flight crew rejected the takeoff and taxied back to the apron.
It appeared the aircraft experienced an uncontained high-pressure turbine (HPT) failure. Debris impacted the aircraft fuselage and the other engine.
As a result, the FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive on 23 October 2019. A second EAD was issued on Jan. 17, 2020, requiring removal of the interstage seal on specific GE90 engines.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/kalkista-motoru-parcalandi/
https://workpointnews.com/2019/10/21/thai-airways/
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/AOCADSearch/936CDD0F9B2D29AE8625849C006DC9CD?OpenDocument (EAD)
https://news.aviation-safety.net/2020/01/20/faa-issues-emergency-ad-on-ge90-engines-after-boeing-777-300er-uncontained-engine-failure/
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hs-tkl#22890c69
Media:
Thai Airways Intl Boeing 777-300 (HS-TKL, built 2012) suffered an uncontained failure of ist left Engine (GE90) whilst taking off runway 01L at Bangkok on flight #TG970 to Zürich. None of the 359 people in board was Hurt. Damage is being assessed. https://t.co/PSCm0vPBlB pic.twitter.com/0DSwKpNmbl
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) October 21, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2019 17:17 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:22 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:26 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 18:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2019 07:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 18:02 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 18:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 24-Oct-2019 18:56 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2020 09:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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