LAX76IL019

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Banning, CA · September 17, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1975
Place
Banning, CA · BANNING, CA
Injuries
144 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N107AADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151316

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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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4-0009  75/9/17  NR.BANNING,CA         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0921                    N107AA              PX-  0  0132                            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
          LOS ANGELES,CA              WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- INFLT FIRE WRNG LITE NR 2 ENG.PLT DATA NOT RPTD.PN9015M25GO2 TUBE FAIL DUE TO HEAT AND VIBRATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N107AA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.