Preliminary information
On September 25, 2010, a Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-281F, Reg. No. N758SA, experienced an uncontained LPT failure of the GE CF6-50 engine in the No. 3 position during taxi for takeoff from Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, Germany. The No. 3 and No. 4 engines did not respond to thrust control input following the incident. Post-event airplane inspection found extensive damage to the No. 3 engine low pressure turbine and impact damage to the airplane, including the No. 3 and No. 4 engine control cables, which were separated. No injuries were reported.
The BFU of Germany is leading the investigation into this event. For further information, contact:
[name removed], Investigator In Charge
Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung
Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16
D-38108 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel.: +49 531 3548-529
Fax: +49 531 3548-246
www.bfu-web.de
This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the BFU.
Text from the NTSB; a preliminary report can change and names no cause. Open the NTSB docket for ENG10RA054 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 23, 2010
- Type
- Incident
- Place
- Frankfurt, DE
- Highest injury
- None
Boeing 747
- N-number
- N758SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor
- Operating rule
- Part 129 (foreign air carrier)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.