Boeing 747-122 N4714U

Summary

On 16 November 1984 at about 23:33 local time, a Boeing 747-122 registered N4714U was involved in an accident near Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. 411 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 38 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 November 1984 at 23:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Nearest airport

Honolulu Int'l (HHL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-122

Registration

N4714U

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Los Angeles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA85AA003

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 153 KTS DRG THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE #7 TIRE FAILED & THE FLT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS STOPPED WITH APRX 3000 FT OF RWY REMAINING. DUE TO A FUEL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT WING, THE CAPT ORDERED AN EVACU- ATION FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ACFT ONLY. HOWEVER, THE 2ND OFFICER DID NOT RELAY THE CAPT'S INSTRUCTIONS OVR THE PA, & WHEN THE CAPT ACTIVATED THE EVACUATION SIGNAL, THE SLIDES/RAFTS WERE DEPLOYED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ACFT. AFTER APRX 20 OCCUPANTS HAD EVACUATED THRU EXIT 1L, THE STITCHING IN THE GRID BAR LOOPS FAILED AT THAT LOCATION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SLIDE/RAFT SEPARATED & 2 PAX WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. ALSO, 1 FLT ATTENDANT HAD TAKEN A SMALL GIRL TO THE LAVORATORY & WAS NOT IN A PSN TO OPEN HER ASSIGNED EXIT (DOOR 4L); HOWEVER, A PAX WHO TRAVELED OFTEN BY AIR, OPENED THE DOOR. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #7 TIRE HAD FAILED AFTER THE INNER BEARING OF THAT WHEEL HAD FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE WHEEL & TIRE TO OVERHEAT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FUSES TO MELT & BLOW OUT. THE REASON FOR THE BEARING FAILURE WAS NOT VERIFIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.