Created Tuesday, Oct 20th 2020 16:22Z, last updated Monday, Mar 29th 2021 10:34Z
An Iran Aseman Airlines Fokker 100, registration EP-ATE performing flight
EP-3962 from Tehran Mehrabad to Ardabil (Iran) with 87 passengers and 7 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 29L when the right hand engine (Tay 650) failed prompting the crew to reject takeoff at 91 KIAS. The crew shut the engine down and returned to the apron.
On Oct 20th 2020 Iran's AIB released a brief preliminary report in Persian reporting a first visual inspection revealed that parts of the turbine had been ejected through the engine casing and housing and impacted and penetrated the fuselage causing damage to some cables of the aircraft. One of the flight attendants in the aft cabin remained uninjured although engine parts flew past her in close proximity, all occuptants of the aircraft did not suffer any injuries. The AIB rated the occurrence a serious incident, opened an investigation and downloaded the blackboxes. The investigation is ongoing.
On Dec 23rd 2020 Germany's BFU reported they have joined the investigation led by Iran representing the state of engine design.
On Mar 29th 2021 the Dutch Onderzoeksraad (DSB) reported they have offered their assistance to Iran's AIB investigating the uncontained engine failure.
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