512:(ILS) localizer antenna array approximately 900 feet (270 m) beyond the departure end of the runway 18L led to the breakup of the aircraft. Leaking jet fuel started a fire that quickly engulfed the fuselage. Engine #3 had separated from the empennage. Passengers reported that the plane appeared to shake violently on takeoff. Witnesses on the ground claimed that one of the engines was on fire, but although the engine was badly crushed from ground impact, there was no sign of fire or heat damage. Delta officials quickly reacted to questions about the 727's operating and maintenance condition by pointing out that the original factory engines from 1973 (when the plane was initially purchased by the airline) had been replaced in the last few years by a newer model that ran more quietly and used less fuel. They also stated that there were no known mechanical or maintenance problems with the plane prior to the flight.
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allowed significant latitude in their conduct. This lax corporate philosophy contributed to the poor discipline and performance of Flight 1141's flight crew. The NTSB also found that the FAA was already aware of deficiencies in Delta's operations regarding flight crew performance and behavior, and said that neither Delta nor the FAA had taken sufficient corrective action to address the problems.
609:"Also causal to the accident was the failure of Delta Air Lines' management to provide leadership and guidance to its flightcrews through its training and check airmen programs to promote and foster optimum cockpit management procedures, and the failure of the Federal Aviation Administration to correct known deficiencies in the training and check airmen programs of Delta Air Lines."
558:(EPR), and while Delta owned Boeing 727s that had an EPR-activated TOWS, these were all aircraft that Delta had acquired from other airlines, and Delta did not convert its own aircraft to an EPR-activated system. The NTSB concluded that the TOWS had not activated because it had an intermittent problem that was not detected or corrected during the aircraft's last maintenance action.
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Steven Mark Judd (30). Captain Davis was a highly experienced pilot, with a total of approximately 17,000 flight hours, 7,000 of which had been in the 727. First
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2361:Flight 9877
2101:(July 1989)
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1226:NTSB report
1208:January 20,
1189:§ 1114
1170:February 2,
1141:January 24,
1109:January 24,
778:January 18,
585:drink mixes
399:North Texas
205:Destination
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103:097°03′04″W
70:Crashed on
2682:Categories
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2409:Flight 191
2397:Flight 523
2391:Flight 723
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2373:Flight 841
2367:Flight 821
2355:Flight 318
2349:Flight 705
2225:Ed Bastian
2218:Key people
2066:(May 1988)
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650:References
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457:concussion
438:Casualties
309:registered
239:Fatalities
223:Passengers
172:DELTA 1141
100:32°52′13″N
90:Euless, TX
74:following
59:1988-08-31
2527:Wheels Up
2439:Flight 89
2235:Deltalina
615:Aftermath
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1256:Archived
971:cite web
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449:rib cage
361:Accident
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247:Injuries
197:Stopover
143:Operator
128:Aircraft
47:Accident
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