Date: | July 06, 1996 |
Location: | Pensacola, Florida |
Aircraft: | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
Reg: | N927DA |
Airline: | Delta Air Lines |
Flight No: | 1288 |
Fatalities: | 142 : 2 |
A fan disk separation in the left engine caused pieces of the engine to penetrate the passenger cabin and kill two passengers. The fan hub for the left engine was found to be fractured and went undetected at time of manufacture. |