34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 6, 1980 · 11:35 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N9669
Reported as
Boeing 747/
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.
Aft cargo fire warning came on in flight. Maintenance replace faulty fire protection system.
As the FAA filed it
AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACE FAULTY FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM.