DC-10 ENGINE FAILURE/FAA R&D NEEDS. HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION AND MATERIALS, COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 101ST CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION, NOVEMBER 9, 1989

On July 19, 1989, United Flight 232 suffered a catastrophic failure of its aft engine, subsequently leading to the crash of the DC-10 aircraft as it attempted to land in Sioux City, Iowa. There were 112 fatalities. This hearing was held to examine the cause of the engine failure and to assess the potential for other similar failures in wide-body aircraft engines now in use. Also considered were what steps, including research, the Federal Aviation Administration, industry, and others may need to take in order to avoid such catastrophic failures in the future. Included are the testimony and prepared statements of expert witnesses.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States House of Representatives

  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  Washington, DC  United States  20515
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Pagination: 125 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airworthiness; Congressional hearings; Engines; Failure; Fatalities; Research; Testimony
• Identifier Terms: McDonnell Douglas DC-10; U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497265
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 92
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM