Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1990)

For the 1941 flight that crashed in Minnesota, see Northwest Airlines Flight 5 (1941).
Northwest Airlines Flight 5
The aircraft involved in the incident
Incident
DateJanuary 4, 1990
SummaryIn-flight engine failure and subsequent loss of the engine
Sitenear Madison, Florida, United States
30°38′N 83°24′W / 30.633°N 83.400°W / 30.633; -83.400
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 727-251
OperatorNorthwest Airlines
RegistrationN280US
Flight originMiami International Airport
DestinationMinneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport
Occupants145
Passengers139
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries0
Survivors145

Northwest Airlines Flight 5 was an internal flight from Miami International Airport to Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport. On January 4, 1990, the Boeing 727-251 (registered N280US) had an engine failure in the third engine while flying over Madison, Florida.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a Boeing 727-251 with registration N280US. The aircraft was 14 years old at the time of the incident. The aircraft was operated by Northwest Airlines.

Flight

On January 4, 1990, at 8:15 EST, the aircraft took off from Miami. At 9:10 , the pilots heard a loud bang. The pilots did not know that an engine fell off the aircraft.[2] The aircraft flew for 50 minutes before emergency landing at Tampa International Airport.[3]

After looking, it was found that the lavatory seal was missing. This made lavatory fluid freeze, and fall into the third engine. The engine fell off after being damaged. The engine was designed this way.[1][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weiner, Eric (January 5, 1990). "Jet Lands After an Engine Drops Off". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Weiner, Eric (January 6, 1990). "Pilots Had No Way of Knowing Jet Engine Fell Off, Experts Say". The New York Times. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Orsi, Jennifer (January 6, 1990). "Engine that fell from airliner found in Madison County". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved April 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "MIA90IA047". National Transportation Safety Board. December 30, 1992. Retrieved April 16, 2010.