Airbus A300 incident near Istanbul, Tr, May 26, 2010
On May 26, 2010, a Airbus A300, registered TCMNC, suffered minor damage in an incident near Istanbul (Ataturk International Airport). It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 26, 2010
- Place
- Istanbul, Türkiye · Ataturk International Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A300 · all A300s on the register
- Registration
- TCMNC · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 26, 2010, an MNG Airlines Airbus A300-200F4, Reg. No. TC-MNC experienced a low-speed rejected takeoff on runway 18R, Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, following a No. 2 engine uncontained low pressure turbine (LPT) disk failure. The flight crew reported that they heard a loud bang. No injuries were reported. Post-event airplane inspection found holes in the No. 2 engine LPT case and turbine rear frame along the plane of stage 4 LPT blade rotation. The extent of the airframe damage was not reported. The engine was shipped to MyTechnic, Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, where an analytical disassembly inspection was conducted by the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) of Turkey with the United States participating as the State of Design and Manufacture for the engine. The DGAC of Turkey is leading the investigation of this event. For further information, contact: Mr. Hakan Fidan, Investigator In Charge Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil(DGAC) Ministry of Transport Bosna Hersek Cad., ( 90.Sok) No: 5 06510 Emek Ankara Turkey Tel.: (90) 312 212 4635 Fax: (90) 312 212 4684 SITA: ANKYXYA AFTN: LTAAYAYX Telex: 44659 CAD TR 2-1-2, Kasumi Email: hfidan@shgm.gov.tr This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the DGAC.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Mng Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: Ataturk Airport Istanbul
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 18R
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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