Boeing 727-100 crash, May 3, 1991, Windsor Locks-Bradley
Boeing 727-100 accident on May 3, 1991 near Windsor Locks-Bradley, Connecticut, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Uncontained failure of the No....
- Date: May 3, 1991
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-100
- Location: Windsor Locks-Bradley, Connecticut, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Uncontained failure of the No. 3 engine high-pressure compressor disk from a fatigue crack that started at a corrosion pit. Disk fragments severed the fuel line and the resulting fuel fire ignited the cargo.
A Boeing 727-22QC cargo flight operated by Ryan International Airlines was on its takeoff roll at Windsor Locks, Connecticut, for Boston on 3 May 1991 when the crew felt a thump and saw erratic readings from the No. 3 engine. The captain rejected the takeoff and stopped on the runway. A fuel fire from a severed fuel line spread into the fuselage and burned the mail cargo. No one was killed.