All Nippon Airways – Boeing B767-300 (JA8674) flight NH883

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Aviation Serious incident | 0 comments

All Nippon Airways flight NH883 was a flight operated with a Boeing 767-300, registered JA8674, that took off from Tokyo International Airport for Toyama Airport as a scheduled Flight NH883 at 09:08 JST (UTC+9 hours).

At 09:19 while flying at an altitude of approximately 8,500 ft, a loud noise accompanied by vibration was heard from No.1 Engine (the left engine; hereinafter referred to as “the Engine”); therefore, the flight crew they shut it down and returned to Tokyo International Airport.

The Aircraft made an uneventful landing at the airport at 09:51 after obtaining a priority in the air traffic control.

Cause of the Fracture of Blades :

1) Identification of the blade that fractured first Judging from the fact that the Blade had the least amount of the remaining part and the existence of fatigue propagation cracks, it is highly probable that the Blade was the first one to separate.

2) Cause of the Blade Fracture : it is probable that as the shank wall was thinner than the minimum design value, fatigue caused by the stress during the engine operation generated cracks and they propagated leading to the fracture of the Blade.

Cause of the Thinner Shank Wall with the reasons listed below, it is possible that the thinning of the shank below the minimum design value was caused by excessive Blasting during the repair work at the repair facility:

  • The non-specific instruction in the work order document lead to the excessive Blasting by the worker
  • The shank exhibits the sign of being eroded on its surface
  • The second stage HPT blades are cast, and no abnormality was reported on the shank thickness for the blades produced in the same lot of the Blade. ・ The Similar Blade and the Blade received the Blasting on the same day.

It is highly probable that this serious incident of All Nippon Airways flight NH883 was caused by the separation of a second stage HPT blade via fatigue mechanisms during service, followed by the liberated blade fragment in the shank (post-separation) resulted in secondary downstream impact damage for entire axial length of the LTP.

The possible contributing factor to the fatigue propagation was increase in stress because of the reduction in wall thickness caused by excessive grit blasting during the last repair.

 

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All Nippon Airways – Boeing B767-300 (JA8674) flight NH883

Event date: 20110708
Airline / Operator:ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS
Model: B767-300
Make: BOEING
Registration: JA8674
msn: 256661
Location: Tokyo,Japan

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