Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Jfk Int'l Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Flushing, New York 11352
Saturday, June 2, 1984 6:54 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
AFTER TAKEOFF FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED AFT AIRSTAIR PARTIALLY OPEN. FLT ENGINEER CHECKED & CONFIRMED AIRSTAIR OPEN APRX 18 INCHES. REMEDIAL ACTION PERFORMED TO NO AVAIL. UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS ACFT TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY AIRSTAIR CONTACTED GROUND. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED, PRIOR TO DEPT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR PLACARDED AFT AIRSTAIR WARNING LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT 'INOPERATIVE.' SUPERVISOR THEN MADE LOGBOOK ENTRY 'AIRSTAIRS CHECKED UP AND LOCKED.' INSPECTION REVEALED PLUNGER ON AFT AIRSTAIR BUNGEE ASS'Y WAS BOUND INSIDE ITS HOUSING DUE TO CORROSION & DIRT INSIDE THE BUSHING THROUGH WHICH PLUNGER SLIDES. MAINTENANCE MIN EQUIP & DISPATCH PROC WHICH WAS PERFORMED WAS TO VERIFY UPLATCH MECHANISM ENGAGED WITH UPLOCK ROLLERS ON AIRSTAIR. A NON-VALID TWA ACFT MAINTENANCE BULLETIN STATED THE ABOVE PROCESS DOES NOT ENSURE THE UPLATCH MECHANISM IS LOCKED AND THAT THE SOFT SURFACES MUST BE IN CONTACT TO VERIFY THE CRANK ARMS ARE LOCKED OVER-CENTER.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 6/2/1984 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 654 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | FLUSHING |
| Event State | NEW YORK |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 11352 |
| Event Date Year | 1984 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | JFK INT'L |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 651 Eastern Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | LGA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 22 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 4000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 8 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 330 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 15 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 66 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5086 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 26894 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:15AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N855TW |
| NTSB Number | NYC84IA192 |
| 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 | 727-31 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 727-31 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18574 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 161000 |
| 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 | 119 |
| Number of Engines | 3 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 605 THIRD AVE. |
| Aircraft Owner City | NEW YORK |
| Aircraft Owner State | NY |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 10016 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| 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 Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 654 |
| Departure Time Zone | EDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | STL |
| Destination City | ST. LOUIS |
| Destination State | MO |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Takeoff |
| 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 | 0 |
| Runway Length | 0 |
| Runway Width | 0 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |