NYC74IN077

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · March 17, 1974

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1974
Place
N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · N.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
Injuries
153 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N93114Boeing 747
Status
Completed · report April 22, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170208

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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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4-0005  74/3/17    N.ATLANTIC OCEAN    BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0910                    N93114              PX-  0  0137                            53, 21900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MADRID,SPAIN                JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        REMARKS- COFFEE MAKER NORDSKOG P/N5851 CTL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED.NEW SYS,THERMAL OVRHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N93114
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage

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.

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