39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 4, 1978 · 17:45 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N833TW
Reported as
Boeing 72731
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D7
People aboard
102
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aborted takeoff due to explosion and fire warning. #2 engine experienced compressor failure.
As the FAA filed it
ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO EXPLOSION AND FIRE WARNING. #2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR FAILURE.