Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 22 April 1970
Aircraft Type: Boeing 707-131
Owner/operator: Trans World Airlines – TWA
Registration Number: N743TW
Location: Indianapolis-Weir Cook Municipal Airport, IN (IND) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Cove Light CapacitorCove Light Capacitor
Category: Other
A Boeing 707 N743TW aircraft experienced a fire on the apron of Indianapolis Municipal Airport due to a failed cove light capacitor. The fire was caused by thermal runaway of the capacitor, indicating a system-level electrical fault.A Boeing 707 N743TW aircraft experienced a fire on the apron of Indianapolis Municipal Airport due to a failed cove light capacitor. The fire was caused by thermal runaway of the capacitor, indicating a system-level electrical fault.
Description
Boeing 707 N743TW was parked on the apron of the Indianapolis Municipal Airport. A cove light capacitor on the port side of seat row 25 failed due thermal runaway, causing a fire aboard the aircraft. PROBABLE CAUSE: systems – electrical system: other
Primary Cause
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