- Date
- September 8, 1975
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 170 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9655ABoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79507
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0026 75/9/8 SAN JUAN,PR BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 14 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1055 N9655A PX- 0 0157 58, 14926 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTO RICO INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- L INBD TRAIL EDGE FOREFLAP SEPD.ROLLER BEARINGS SEIZED.CORRECTIVE AD ISSUED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9655A
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Puerto Rico Intl