Jayawijaya B732 at Jayapura on Dec 18th 2021, engine failure

Last Update: March 9, 2022 / 20:31:52 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Jayawijaya Dirgantara

Departure
Jayapura

Destination
Wamena

Aircraft Registration
PK-JRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

A Jayawijaya Boeing 737-200, registration PK-JRW performing a non-scheduled freight flight from Jayapura to Wamena (Indonsia) with 4 crew and 12,556 kg of cargo, was accelerating for takeoff from Jayapura's runway 30 when at rotation speed a loud bang was heard and severe vibrations were felt. The pilot monitoring noticed the right hand engine (JT8D) indications were equal to idle power with the EGT fluctuating. The crew stopped the climb at 4500 feet, worked the engine severe damage checklists and returned to Jayapura for a safe landing.

On Mar 9th 2022 Indonesia's KNKT released their preliminary report reporting a borescopic inspection showed:

1. All blades of the engine compressor stage 1 until stage 5 were severely damage.

2. The blades of the compressor stage 6 were dent and bent.

3. The blades of the compressor stage 7 until stage 13 were bent, dent and (or) tear.

4. The combustion chamber and the High Pressure (HP) and Low Pressure (LP)
turbine were no damages.

With respect to the right hand engine the KNKT reported:

The last shop visit of the right engine was on 13 June 2016 (47,230 total engine hours and 37,418 total engine cycle). The shop visit was conducted at Atlantic Gas Turbine Center at Miami USA. Since the last shop visit of the right engine, the remaining cycle of HP Compressor stage 8 on the date of the occurrence was 1,226 cycles. The next shop visit was scheduled on April 2022 as the HP Compressor stage 8 is the limit life of the engine.

The operator had not implemented the engine monitoring program as the program has not been mandated by the regulation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 18, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Jayawijaya Dirgantara

Departure
Jayapura

Destination
Wamena

Aircraft Registration
PK-JRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

Blue Altitude Logo

Your regulation partner, specialists in aviation safety and compliance; providing training, auditing, and consultancy services. Find out more.

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways