Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 11 September 1990
Aircraft Type: Boeing 727-247
Owner/operator: Faucett Per£
Registration Number: OB-1303
Location: 290 km SE off Newfoundland, Canada –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and fuel system.Aircraft engine and fuel system.
Category: Accident
A Boeing 727 aircraft was returned to Peru after being leased to Air Malta from Malta. The aircraft was en route to Gander, Malta, when it received a distress call from TWA flight 851 and American 35. The Faucett crew was descending through FL100, preparing for a ditch, and ceased communication.A Boeing 727 aircraft was returned to Peru after being leased to Air Malta from Malta. The aircraft was en route to Gander, Malta, when it received a distress call from TWA flight 851 and American 35. The Faucett crew was descending through FL100, preparing for a ditch, and ceased communication.
Description
The Boeing 727 was ferried back from Malta to Peru after having been leased to Air Malta. The aircraft had left Keflavik for Gander, when at 15:20 a distress message was received by the crew of TWA flight 851 and American 35. The Faucett crew were descending through FL100 with the low fuel light on. They were preparing to ditch. Nothing more was heard from the flight.
Primary Cause
Low fuel light on aircraft.Low fuel light on aircraft.Share on:
