NYC79IA047

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Agana, GU · June 1, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1979
Place
Agana, GU · AGANA,GUAM, GU
Injuries
334 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N743PABoeing 747
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135561

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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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4-0014   79/6/1    AGANA,GUAM          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 16  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0735                    N743PA              PX-  0  0318                            52, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            530 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGANA,GUAM                  MANILA,PHILIPPINES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        REMARKS- RAPID DECOMPRESSION.LOSS OF OUTFLOW VALVE CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N743PA
Reported as
Boeing 747
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage