# Incident 19790702017959I: Boeing 747/, Jamaica, NY, July 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17119 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747/
- Reported engine: PWA JT9*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702017959I

## Narrative

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

BUFFETING DURING CLIMB. PART OF COWLING MISSING. REMAINDER #2 ENGINE HANGING. STARTER FAILED, BLEW COWL OFF.

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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