NYC70IN085

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · February 9, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 9, 1970
Place
N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
168 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N736PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131140

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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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4-0016   70/2/9    N.ATLANTIC OCEAN    BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 23  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0530                    N736PA              PX-  0  0145                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,ENGLAND              NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL PRES NR4 ENG LOST,ENG SHUT DWN LND LONDON.OIL PUMP BRG FAILED.NICK FOUND IN SHAFT,SOURCE UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N736PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage

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