ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385168
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 January 1982 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1011 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Airlines |
| Registration: | N31031 |
| MSN: | 193B-1115 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18755 hours |
| Engine model: | ROLLS ROYCE RB-211 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Boston, MA |
| Los Angeles, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED BOSTON ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT WITH THE #1 GENERATOR PLACARDED INOPERATIVE AND NOTED IN THE MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST. EN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES, CA AT FL 350, ABOUT 80 MI NORTHEAST OF BAY CITY, MN., THE CREW NOTED A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF #2 AND #3 GENERATORS AND ALL AC POWER. AFTER EXECUTING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RESTORING POWERVIA THE APU, THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO CHICAGO, IL AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THREE GENERATOR HAD AN OPEN FIELD LINING AND THE NUMBER TWO GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT HAD A DEFECTIVE "A" PHASE. THE #1 GENERATORHAD EXPERIENCE A SPRAGUE CLUTCH FAILURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82IA026
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1990 | N31013 | Trans World Airlines (TWA) | 0 | Los Angeles, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 06:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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