FTW74IF002

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Dallas, TX · July 8, 1973

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1973
Place
Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
Injuries
130 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N115Douglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188774

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0013   73/7/8    DALLAS,TEX          DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N115                PX-  0  0122                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - OXYGEN SYSTEM: PORTABLE SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED
        REMARKS- OXY GNTR P/N 802035-00.CONTENTS BURNED THRU ENTR CANISTER UNIT.

Aircraft

Registration
N115
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage