41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 13, 1978 · 11:10 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Aircraft
N7961T
Reported as
Boeing 707131
People aboard
87
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.
Number 1 galley filled with smoke, galley power circuit breakers pulled. Galley fan motor replaced.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 1 GALLEY FILLED WITH SMOKE, GALLEY POWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED. GALLEY FAN MOTOR REPLACED.