Incident · 1993-09-02

NTSB case CHI93IA352 · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1993-09-02
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 (N918TW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: TWA Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): TWA, INC.

Probable cause

a fatigue failure of the power transfer unit caused by a material defect which resulted in a total hydraulic system failure.

Source: NTSB case CHI93IA352

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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