- Date
- December 25, 1965
- Place
- San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Injuries
- 41 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- JA-8006Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0001 65/12/25 SAN FRANCISCO,CAL DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 10 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1311 JA-8006 PX- 0 0 31 40, 8031 TOTAL HOURS, 909 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- NO.1 ENG LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR SECTION TORQUE RING FAILED,IMPROPERLY SECURED DURING ENG OVERHAUL
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA-8006
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage