N482EV
BOEING 747
On November 28, 2010, at about 06:00 Japan Standard Time (JST), after taking off from Chubu Centrair International Airport, operating as flight EIA238, the crew of an Evergreen International Airlines Boeing 747-200F airplane, registration number N482EV, noticed increased vibrations from the number 2 Pratt & Whitney JT9D turbofan engine while climbing through 1,100 meters altitude. The flight crew shut the engine down and returned to the same airport, landing at about 07:14 JST. None of the three crew reported injuries. A post flight boroscope inspection on December 1, 2010 revealed that the low pressure turbine blades of the number 2 engine were severely damaged. The accident is being investigated by the Japanese Transportation Safety Board Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Tel.: (81) 3 5253 8486 Fax: (81) 3 5253 1680 E-mail: jtsb@mlit.go.jp AFTN: RJTDYAYA Cable: KOKUKYOKU-TOKYO Website: http://www.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/english.html This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by the Government of Japan.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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