42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 6, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWA
Aircraft
N31030
Reported as
Lkheed 1011*
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
206
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.
Generator light came on, engine began to spool down. Sixth stage compressor blades were damaged.
As the FAA filed it
GENERATOR LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. SIXTH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED.