Bombardier INC CL 600 2C10 incident near Kansas, Illinois, November 29, 2016
On November 29, 2016 at about 2:50 pm local time, a 2002 Bombardier INC CL 600 2C10, registered N367CA, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Kansas, Illinois. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 73 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The probable cause of the uncontained No. 1 (left) engine failure was a separated high pressure turbine 2nd stage blade that failed due to a fatigue crack that originated below the blade platform from an area of corrosion.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 29, 2016 · about 2:50 pm local time
- Place
- Kansas, Illinois · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 73 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Bombardier INC CL 600 2C10 700C, built 2002
- Registration
- N367CA · registry record · serial 10069
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The No. 1 engine experienced a catastrophic failure due to a separated high pressure turbine (HPT) 2nd stage blade. The separated blade subsequently damaged the HPT 2nd stage nozzle vanes, remaining HPT 2nd stage rotor blades, and all four stages of the low pressure turbine (LPT). Metallurgical analysis of the HPT 2nd stage blades that separated below the platform concluded that the first blade to separate failed due to a high cycle fatigue crack that originated from an area of corrosion on the convex side. Six additional blades separated below the blade platform at high cycle fatigue cracks that had transitioned to overload due to impact damage from the initial blade release. The remaining blades in the HPT 2nd stage separated above the blade platform due to overload consistent with secondary impact damage. Multiple blades that separated above the blade platform also had fatigue cracks present below the blade platform that originated from areas of corrosion. The corroded areas contained elements including: sulfur, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus, which are common corrosive elements. The source of the corrosive elements could not be identified. The engine water wash schedule was reviewed and according to GoJet Airlines, water washes are performed on their CF34-8C engines every 1,200 flight hours, or when engine trend data shows performance degradation. GE currently recommends water washing the engine at every -2A check, or about 1,600 flight hours. A GE service bulletin applicable to CF-348C engines is scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2018 that increases the water wash interval to 2,000 flight hours or when engine trend data shows performance degradation.
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
What happened, in order
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute (cruise)
- Uncontained engine failure during enroute (cruise) defining event
- Engine shutdown during enroute (cruise)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) › Turbine section › Failure
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 1,003 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Ge CF34 SERIES (turbofan); 33,207 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge CF34 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Gojet Airlines, LLC.
The flight
- Departed from: CVG Covington KY
- Destination: DEN Denver CO
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 2 | |||
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 69 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on March 7, 2018. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powerplant Group Chairman's Factual Report | PDF, 14 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Ge Aviation CF34-8 Esn 965352 Hpt S2B Under-platform Separations Materials Laboratory Report | PDF, 37 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Ge Aviation Metallurgical Evaluation of A CF34-8C Lpt Case from Esn 965352 Operated by Gojet | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
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