I believe you are referring to a Delta MD-80/88 that
was taking off from Pensacola. I think there were
two killed and a couple of injuries.

Mike Pvt/IFT N44979 PA28-181 at RYY

Peter Duniho wrote:
"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
...

Turbines do suffer from manufacturing defects (if I recall, there was an
uncontained failure in the 90's on some rear-engine jet -- 727, DC-9 or
something like that -- where the blade failure was due to some

metallurgical

problem).

Sioux City DC10.


Not actually the accident I'm thinking of. But yes, that's another example
of blade failure (did they eventually determine it was a manufacturing
defect, or a maintenance problem?).

The accident to which I was referring only involved one or two fatalities,
of a passenger or of passengers sitting right next to the engine.

Pete