NYC73IN070

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Toronto, Canada · November 21, 1972

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1972
Place
Toronto, Canada · TORONTO,CAN, CD
Injuries
2 minor, 94 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N93102Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169789

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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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4-0040  72/11/21   TORONTO,CAN         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2250                    N93102              PX-  0  0 80                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER
        REMARKS- COFFEE MAKER IN GALLEY EXPLODED.IMPROPER DEACTIVATION OF UNSERVICEABLE UNIT.UNSCHEDULED STOP JFK

Aircraft

Registration
N93102
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
John F Kennedy Ny

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.