19800711060289I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 707-331B · Las Vegas, NV · July 11, 1980

Date
July 11, 1980 · 18:58 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mccarran International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N779TW
Reported as
Boeing 707331B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D*
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.

During walk around, pilot observed extensive FOD nr 4 engine. Suspect damage occurred on previous flight.

As the FAA filed it

DURING WALK AROUND, PILOT OBSERVED EXTENSIVE FOD NR 4 ENGINE. SUSPECT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT.