# NTSB NYC77IA091: Boeing 747, N93104, Jamaica, NY, August 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 364 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77IA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77IA091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0019  77/8/31    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 17  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2219                    N93104              PX-  0  0347                            57, 25749 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3659 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  MILAN,ITALY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: SEALS,AIR-OIL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- SECOND STAGE TURBINE AIRSEAL FAILED.PART MODIFIED FM D-3A TO D7 CONFIGURATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93104](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93104-1997-09-13), registration cancelled 1997-09-13, S/N 19670 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk International

## Other investigations on N93104 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB UNK75X0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK75X0101), Nov 26, 1974: Boeing 747 (N93104), Rome, Italy, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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