34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 23, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Aircraft
N31030
Reported as
Lkheed 1011*
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
248
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.
Nr 1 and 3 oil filter lights came on. Both dropped to zero indications. Scavenger screens plugged with carbon.
As the FAA filed it
NR 1 AND 3 OIL FILTER LIGHTS CAME ON. BOTH DROPPED TO ZERO INDICATIONS. SCAVENGER SCREENS PLUGGED WITH CARBON.