151890 — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

January 15, 1972Accident
Navy Hercules 151890 had flown for over three months with a maintenance discrepancy on the number one fuel tank quantity indicator. Before the mishap flight, another attempt was made to repair the solder connections in the cannon plug. Maintenance personnel were unable to satisfactorily complete the repair in the time available before that days flight.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The aircraft suffered an inflight explosion in the left wing 5 minutes after takeoff. The explosion occurred in the n°1 main fuel tank in the forward center area beneath the outboard access plate in the immediate vicinity of the n°10 fuel quantity probe. The explosion tore open the upper forward surface of the wing from OWS 369 to OWS 576. Full accident record