- Date
- June 11, 1970
- Place
- Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N603USBoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0059 70/6/11 SALINA,KANS BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 6 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1105 N603US PX- 0 0 0 46, 15900 TOTAL HOURS, 20 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINA OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALINA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMBUSTION ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- WELD IN NR 2 ENG DIFFUSER CASE BORESCOPE BOSS FAILED. ENG ACCESSORY COWLING SEPARATED. LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N603US
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Salina
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