- Date
- February 16, 1974
- Place
- Herndon, VA · HERNDON, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 50 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N788TWBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187285
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0027 74/2/16 NR.HERNDON,VA BOEING 707 CR- 0 1 6 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1705 N788TW PX- 0 0 45 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PARIS,FRANCE WASHINGTON,DC NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE PRESSURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- #3 GALLEY COFFEE MAKER WATER HEATER FAILED TO CYCLE OFF,EXPLODED.NO PRESS RELIEF VALVE INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N788TW
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage