40.6399° N, 73.7787° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 3, 1989 · 20:40 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
TWAA
Aircraft
N31030
Reported as
Lkheed 1011385115
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB21152402
People aboard
156
Fatal injuries
0
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.
NR3 engine had flames from tail pipe on start up. Fire put out. Replaced starter.
As the FAA filed it
NR3 ENGINE HAD FLAMES FROM TAIL PIPE ON START UP. FIRE PUT OUT. REPLACED STARTER.