Profile of TWA N93119

Type: 747-131
Tail Number: N93119
Serial Number: 20083

The 747 jet that would become TWA 800 was manufactured by Boeing in 1971, the 153rd off the assembly line. It was delivered to TWA that year on October 27.

The airline sold the airplane back to Boeing on December 15, 1975. Boeing intended to sell the plane to the Imperial Iranian Air Force, but Iran never took possession, and the 747 was sold back to TWA on December 16, 1976.

National Transportation Safety Board sources say the aircraft had an excellent maintenance record, and was in full compliance with every maintenance directive from Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration.

A CNN Interactive Data Points review of the plane's accident record shows just two minor incidents, with no injuries, before the fatal crash.

• May 11, 1987: A tire disintegrated on takeoff, damaging the landing gear.
• September 23, 1988: Pilots shut down one of the jet's engines because of low oil pressure.

As of January 23, 1995, N93119 had logged 87,964 flight hours and 16,034 takeoffs and landings.

Sources:
FAA Accident/Incident Reports 1973-1996
Jet Airliner Production List, Eastwood & Roach
Airliners Magazine

Related Story

• The 747: Big, solid, safe? - July 18, 1996

Related sites

• The Boeing Company
• Boeing's 747 Fact Sheet
• Trans World Airlines

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