ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367395
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| Date: | Sunday 18 February 1990 |
| Time: | 17:22 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011-385-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines (TWA) |
| Registration: | N31013 |
| MSN: | 193B-1115 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 193 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| New York, NY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE WELD AT A SLIP JOINT TO THE PNEUMATIC DUAL COMPENSATOR FOR THE NO. 2 ENGINE ON A LOCKHEED L-1011-385-1 SEPARATED IN THE MID-CARGO COMPARTMENT AREA. THAT BLEED AIR FROM THE ENGINE ACTIVATED THE FIRE WARNING LASP CIRCUITY IN THE AREA ALERTING THE CREW. THIS IS THE THIRD KNOWN SEPARATION OF THIS UNIT. THESE ITEMS ARE ON THE C-PHASE INSPECTION. TWO SERVICE BULLETINS WERE ISSUED IN 1978 AND REVISED IN 1984 (SB09336-041).
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE WELD HOLDING THE SLIP JOINT TO THE PNEUMATIC DUAL COMPENSATOR FROM THE NO. 2 ENGINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90IA101
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 January 1982 | N31031 | Trans World Airlines | 0 | Chicago, IL | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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