NYC71IN069

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · London, United Kingdom · December 13, 1970

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 13, 1970
Place
London, United Kingdom · LONDON, United Kingdom
Injuries
102 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N743PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159501

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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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4-0066  70/12/13 NR.LONDON,ENGLAND     BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 14  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2315                    N743PA              PX-  0  0 88                            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               JFK INTL ARPT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-BEARING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED,TIME UNDET.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NR 3 BEARING,TURBINE SECTION OF NR 1 ENG,FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N743PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage