NYC71IN077

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Jamaica, NY · January 4, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 4, 1971
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
222 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N735PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160386

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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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4-0048   71/1/4  NR.JAMAICA,NY         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 15  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    N735PA              PX-  0  0207                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JAMAICA,NY                   SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: REVERSER DOORS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- #1 ENG TURBINE THRUST RVRSR DPLYD.BRASS TRNBKLS USED TO SECURE RVRSR.MAINT MAN STPLTS STEEL TRNBKL

Aircraft

Registration
N735PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage