- Date
- January 12, 1979
- Place
- Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Injuries
- 237 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N324EALockheed L-1011
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790112001699I
- Case key
- 144099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0002 79/1/12 NEWARK,NJ LOCKHEED L-1011 CR- 0 0 10 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1724 N324EA PX- 0 0227 55, 22475 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 505 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FL NEWARK,NJ ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- FIRE DEVELOPED FWD WASTE TANK COMP.HEATER NIPPLE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N324EA
- Reported as
- Lockheed L-1011
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Newark
N324EARegistration cancelled Aug 16, 1988 · Lockheed L-1011-385-1Airframe modelLockheed L-1011-385-1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N324EA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.