Incident Overview

Date: Friday 23 November 2001
Aircraft Type: Boeing 747-2U3B
Owner/operator: Garuda Indonesia Airways
Registration Number: PK-GSD
Location: Near Juanda Airport, Surabaya – ÿ Indonesia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 147
Component Affected: Portside #2 enginePortside #2 engine
Category: Accident
Garuda Indonesia flight GA880 experienced a sudden engine failure on the portside #2 engine shortly before reaching Jakarta. The aircraft descended to FL310 and subsequently experienced a significant reduction in thrust during touchdown, resulting in a sudden speed drop. An uncontained engine failure was identified, leading to debris and FOD on the #1 engine.Garuda Indonesia flight GA880 experienced a sudden engine failure on the portside #2 engine shortly before reaching Jakarta. The aircraft descended to FL310 and subsequently experienced a significant reduction in thrust during touchdown, resulting in a sudden speed drop. An uncontained engine failure was identified, leading to debris and FOD on the #1 engine.

Description

Garuda Indonesia flight GA880 a Boeing 747-200, took off from Denpasar, Bali to Jakarta at 14.05 UTC. The aircraft was climbing as it approached FL390 when a loud bang was heard, approximately at 14.26 UTC. The purser reported to PIC that a flight attendant saw flame accompanied the bang on the portside. The flight crew saw increased EGT of #2 engine momentarily following the bang, and then all #2 engine parameters dropped. The flight crew then performed the checklist for ENGINE FAILURE/SHUTDOWN, reported to ATC and descent to FL310. Considering no other anomalies found on other engine parameter indicators and no vibrations observed, the flight crew decided to proceed with N-1 condition to Jakarta. The rest of the flight was normal and the landing was uneventful, although when the aircraft flared during touchdown, the thrust was reduced significantly that the flight crew felt a sudden drop of the speed. No injuries to crew or passengers were reported. On-ground inspection revealed that an uncontained engine failure had occurred on the #2 engine low-pressure turbine, and the liberated debris had caused FOD on the #1 engine and airframe.

Primary Cause

Uncontained engine failure on the #2 engine.Uncontained engine failure on the #2 engine.

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