Uncontained engine failure on board Omega Air 707 tanker

A 707 tanker from Omega Air suffered an uncontained engine failure on the No. 1 engine after departing NAS Point Mugu on Apr. 10.

Boeing 707-368C, Omega Air JP7003356
By Eugene Butler [GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons

The crew landed the plane without incident at its destination, Southern California Logistics Airport.

A post-flight inspection found damaged turbine blades, holes in the turbine exhaust case, a hole in the engine cowling, and a small puncture in a trim tab on the left outboard aileron.

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