# Incident 19790112001699I: Lkheed 1011/, Newark, NJ, January 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1979, 17:24 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EAL
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324EA-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed L-1011-385-1 (registry code 5265010, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 1011/
- People aboard: 234
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,475 total, 505 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001699I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HEAVY SMOKE FROM FORWARD AVIONICS AREA DURING TAXI. FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE WASTE DRAIN HEATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA019), Jan 12, 1979: Lockheed L-1011 (N324EA), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N324EA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810223027359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223027359I), Feb 23, 1981: Lkheed 1011* (N324EA), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. While turning into gate position jet blast blew over a PA-28.
- [Incident 19790305008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305008869I), Mar 5, 1979: Lkheed 1011/ (N324EA), Detroit, MI. Returned to gate after tailpipe fire. Replaced high pressure shut off valve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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