# NTSB NYC79IA019: Lockheed L-1011, N324EA, Newark, NJ, January 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1979
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 237 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79IA019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA019

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324EA-1988-08-16), registration cancelled 1988-08-16, S/N 193A1050 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-1011
- Registry model: [Lockheed L-1011-385-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-l-1011-385-1) (registry code 5265010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790112001699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001699I), Jan 12, 1979: Lkheed 1011/, Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. Heavy smoke from forward avionics area during taxi. Fire originated at the waste drain heater.

## Other investigations on N324EA (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 MIA75IM005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75IM005), Jul 8, 1974: Lockheed 1011 (N324EA), Mexico City, Mexico, incident, 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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