SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: MAINTENANCE ANOMALY RESULTING IN DRAGGED ENGINE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 18, BOEING 747-251B, N637US, NEW TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NARITA, JAPAN, MARCH 1, 1994

This special investigation report addresses the maintenance activity at Northwest Airlines that led to the accident involving Northwest Airlines flight 18, a B-747, during the airplane's intermediate stop at Narita, Japan, while it was flying from Hong Kong to John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, on March 1, 1994. Safety issues in the report focused on maintenance operations and maintenance work environments. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration and to Northwest Airlines.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1994-12-20

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation crashes; Aircraft; Crash investigation; Inspection; Maintenance personnel; Vehicle maintenance
• Identifier Terms: Boeing 747 aircraft; Northwest Airlines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft maintenance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00674304
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NTSB/SIR-94/02, Notation 6487
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 17 1995 12:00AM