Douglas DC-9 crash, Jun 8, 1995, Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson
Douglas DC-9 accident on June 8, 1995 near Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Fatigue fracture of the...
- Date: June 8, 1995
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Atlanta-Hartsfield-Jackson, Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Fatigue fracture of the engine's 7th-stage high-compressor disc, which the overhaul facility failed to detect, together with inadequate recordkeeping and process documentation at the repair station.
A ValuJet DC-9 was rejected during takeoff from Atlanta after a fatigue crack in the right engine's high-pressure compressor disc caused an uncontained failure. Debris cut the fuel line and a cabin fire followed, and the occupants were evacuated. Injuries were limited to one serious and several minor injuries. The NTSB traced the crack to a maintenance overhaul performed by a repair station that failed to detect it.