Boeing 767-231ER incident near Jamica, New York, June 28, 1992
On June 28, 1992 at about 1:40 am local time, a Boeing 767-231ER, registered N602TW, suffered minor damage in an incident near Jamica, New York (John F Kennedy airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 195 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE FIFTH STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE VANES DUE TO FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 28, 1992 · about 1:40 am local time
- Place
- Jamica, New York · John F Kennedy · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 195 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767-231ER · all 767-231ERs on the register
- Registration
- N602TW · registry record · serial 22565
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE BOEING 767 WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 1000 FEET AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THERE WAS AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED FOR AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THREE VANES IN THE FIFTH STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE HAD FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. ENGINE DEBRIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER WING, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR DOORS, AND WING FLAPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 19,559 hours in all; 141 in this make and model; 198 in the last 90 days; 57 in the last 30 days; 16,556 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 37,066 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, May 5, 1992; 591 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 335,000 lb
- Seats: 196
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W JT9D-7R4 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: ESSA Stockholm OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 13L, 14,572 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 11 | |||
| Passengers | 184 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N602TW the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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