Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 25 May 1972
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-116
Owner/operator: LAN Chile
Registration Number: CC-CAG
Location: near Montego Bay –
ÿ Jamaica
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Ice water fountain service compartmentIce water fountain service compartment
Category: Unlawful Interference
A homemade pipe bomb detonated in the ice water fountain service compartment of a plane after takeoff from Panama City, resulting in a rapid decompression and subsequent emergency landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica.A homemade pipe bomb detonated in the ice water fountain service compartment of a plane after takeoff from Panama City, resulting in a rapid decompression and subsequent emergency landing at Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Description
One hour and 18 minutes after takeoff from Panama City a homemade pipe bomb exploded in the ice water fountain service compartment. A rapid decompression followed. A successful emergency landing was carried out at Montego Bay, Jamaica at 13:10.
Primary Cause
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