Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 5 September 1973
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-121C
Owner/operator: Air Vietnam
Registration Number: XV-NJC
Location: near Bangkok –
ÿ Thailand
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62
Component Affected: Galley broilerGalley broiler
Category: Other
A Boeing 727 aircraft experienced a malfunction in the galley of Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport shortly after takeoff, resulting in an explosion. Initial investigation determined the incident was caused by a mechanical defect in a galley broiler, leading to the injuries of two passengers and a stewardess. The aircraft returned safely to Bangkok.A Boeing 727 aircraft experienced a malfunction in the galley of Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport shortly after takeoff, resulting in an explosion. Initial investigation determined the incident was caused by a mechanical defect in a galley broiler, leading to the injuries of two passengers and a stewardess. The aircraft returned safely to Bangkok.
Description
About fifteen minutes after takeoff from Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport, while flying at 15000 feet, an explosion occurred in the galley of the airplane. Two passengers and a stewardess were injured. The Boeing 727 returned safely to Bangkok. Initially it was thought a bomb had exploded in the galley. A preliminary investigation by Royal Thai Air Force personnel however showed it was a mechanical defect in a galley broiler that caused the explosion.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X58rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6152%2C519663, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5bEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1941%2C1785702, http://www.thai-aviation.net, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202393.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X58rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SfwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6152%2C519663, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CmEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5bEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1941%2C1785702, http://www.thai-aviation.net, http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1973/1973%20-%202393.htmlPrimary Cause
Mechanical defect in a galley broiler.Mechanical defect in a galley broiler.Share on:
