Scott Afb Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Belleville, Illinois 62225
Saturday, August 22, 1987 13:12 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DRG APCH TO ST. LOUIS AN UNSAFE RT MLGR INDICATION WAS NOTED. NORMAL AND ALT GR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE INEFFECTIVE INLOWERING RT MLGR. DIVERTED TO SCOTT AFB AND LNDD WITH RT MLGR RETRACTED. EVAC WAS ORDERLY EXCEPT L3 DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BECAUSE SLIDE DEPLOYMENT BAR WAS CAUGHT UNDER EXTERNALLY MOUNTED EMERG KIT. AT SFO, TWA HAD REPLACED NO. 3 BRAKE & WHL ASSY. PIN USED TO SECURE THE BRAKE ROD TO THE BRAKE TORQUE ARM WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND FELL OUT DRG FLT, ALLOWINGBRAKE TORQUE ARM TO MOVE HORIZ TO TOP OF GR DOOR PAD AND TO PREVENT EXTENSION OF GR. MAINT PERS NOT TRAINED ON BOEING DIFFERENCES. MAINT DONE IN EARLY AM HOURS AT GATE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Incident
Event Date 8/22/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1312
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City BELLEVILLE
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 62225
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SCOTT AFB
Event Location Nearest Airport ID DLV
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 453
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1312 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID BLV
Elevation of weather observation facility 435
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 33
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 21
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 330
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None 178
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 5076
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Aug 22 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1505
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35570
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:42PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N609TW
NTSB Number CHI87NA194
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 121: Air Carrier
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Minor
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BOEING
Aircraft Model 767-231ER
Aircraft Series Identifier 767-231ER
Aircraft Serial Number 22572
Certified Max Gross Weight 310000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 192
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jun 30 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 614
Airframe Hours 12336
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 20126
Aircraft Owner City KANSAS CITY
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 64195
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name TRANSWORLD AIRLINES
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address P.O.BOX 20126 KANSAS CITY ARPT
Operator City KANSAS CITY
Operator State MO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 64195
Operator Code TWAA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Passenger/Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SFO
Departure City SAN FRANCISCO
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1047
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code BLV
Destination City ST LOUIS
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 32
Runway Length 7061
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --