- Date
- December 12, 1976
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 206 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9664Boeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157027
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 76/12/12 SAN JUAN,PR BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 17 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1743 N9664 PX- 0 0189 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARUBA JAMAICA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- BOEING SVC BULLETIN NR 747-27-2092 C/W.DRG SOME MAINT PHASE LONGER LINKS WERE RPLCD BY SHORT LINKS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9664
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage