Final Report A13940723EPMNE: Uncontained Engine Failure of B743 vicinity Tehran Iran, 15 Oct 2015

Final Report A13940723EPMNE: Uncontained Engine Failure of B743 vicinity Tehran Iran, 15 Oct 2015

Publication info
Author
CAO (Iran)
Category
Human Factors Loss of Control Airworthiness
Date of publication
10/10/2016

On 15 October 2015 a Boeing 747-300 experienced significant vibration from one of the engines almost immediately after take-off from Tehran Mehrabad. After the climb out was continued without reducing the affected engine thrust an uncontained failure followed 3 minutes later. The ejected debris caused the almost simultaneous failure of the No 4 engine, loss of multiple hydraulic systems and all the fuel from one wing tank. The Investigation attributed the vibration to the Operator's continued use of the engine without relevant Airworthiness Directive action and the subsequent failure to continued operation of the engine after its onset.

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