# NTSB NYC71IN051: Boeing 747, N337PA, London, United Kingdom, October 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1970
- Place: London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor, 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0062  70/10/27   LONDON,ENGLAND      BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 18  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0745                    N337PA              PX-  0  0 89                            UNK/NR, 23310 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEATHROW
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF         LONDON,ENGLAND               LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        REMARKS- FUEL CTL ROTARY ACTUATOR FAILED,RESULTED IN NR 2 ENG FIRE. 2 ESCAPE SLIDES MALFUNCTIONED ON EVAC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N337PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Heathrow

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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