Estado: | Final |
Fecha: | lunes 8 julio 1974 |
Hora: | 09:40 |
Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
Operador: | National Airlines |
Registración: | N60NA |
Numéro de série: | 46700/14 |
Año de Construcción: | 1971 |
Horas Totales de la Célula: | 7899 |
Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-6D |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 160 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 172 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
Consecuencias: | Repaired |
Ubicación: | cerca Tampa, FL ( Estados Unidos de América)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Estados Unidos de América |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Estados Unidos de América |
Número de Vuelo: | 41 |
Descripción:About 09:40, 26 minutes after takeoff from Miami Airport, the cowling from the aft section of the No. 1 engine of National Airlines Flight 41, separated from the aircraft. The cowling tore large holes in the left wing leading edge and the upper wing surface before being ingested into the No. 2 engine.
The flightcrew made an immediate emergency landing at Tampa International Airport, Florida, without further difficulty. There were no injuries.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of company maintenance personnel to complete the installation of mounting bolts in the inboard panel of the No. 1 engine core cowl. This failure resulted from non-compliance with established company maintenance procedures. "
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 16 days () | Accident number: | NTSB-AAR-74-09 | Download report: | Final report
| Language: | English |
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Subsiguiente / acciones de seguridad
NTSB issued 2 Safety Recommendations
Issued: 08-AUG-1974 | To: | A-74-59 |
REVIEW NATIONAL AIRLINE\'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AND REQUIRE CHANGES AS NECESSARY TO THE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PROCEDURES RELATIVE TO MAINTENANCE SHIFT CHANGES OR OTHER SIMILAR WORK INTERRUPTIONS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS ARE PERFORMED. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
Issued: 08-AUG-1974 | To: | A-74-60 |
ISSUE A MAINTENANCE BULLETIN TO ALERT ALL AIR CARRIER INSPECTORS OF THE SHIFT CHANGEOVER PROBLEMS, AND TO INSURE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT CAN BE EXPERIENCED WHEN PROCEDURES ARE NOT FOLLOWED EXPLICITLY. (Closed - Acceptable Action) |
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Distance from Miami International Airport, FL to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 3739 km (2337 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.