- Date
- July 27, 1972
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N68042Douglas DC-10
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168741
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0031 72/7/27 LOS ANGELES,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-10 CR- 0 0 1 OTHER AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1305 N68042 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS ANGELES,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- 5TH STAGE DISK SEPD,OIL FIRE.LOOSE B NUT,PRESS LINE TO BEARINGS.TYPE OPN,CREW,PAX ONBRD NOT RPRTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68042
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
N68042Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10Engine modelGE CF6-6 series
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