Source: Airways Magazine
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MIAMI — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued and Investigative Update of American Airlines flight AA383, which caught fire on runway 28R at Chicago O’Hare International Airport after aborting its take-off.
The report states that the right engine number 2 stage high pressure turbine (HPT) disk failed and fractured into at least four pieces. A large disk fragment landed in a UPS warehouse located about 2,920 feet (890 meters) from the aircraft.
Read more about this failure in Airways Magazine.
