
May 1965 to December 1969
Aloha Airlines
N7410 * - c/n 242 - a V.754D series Viscount
United States registered
30 May 1965
Purchased from BOAC Associated Companies Ltd.
June 1965
Noted at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in a basic MEA livery less titles with the US registration applied.
It departed in this condition to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, USA.
The aircraft would have been fitted with auxilliary fuel tanks in order for it to complete the long range sectors such as San Francisco to Honolulu (2,081 nautical miles).
2 August 1965
Total time 17,481 hours.
10 January 1966
Noted repainted in the 'Blue and white' second livery to match the BAC One-Eleven fleet.
31 July 1967
During a service to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii a fire in the cabin was reported between seat rows 5 and 6 by passengers to the crew .
The First Officer and an airline mechanic on board put out the fire using CO2 extinguishers and the aircraft landed normally.
A section of flooring measuring 24 x 18 inches was found to be burnt through as a result of an incorrectly fitted external power isolating relay pin.
There were no reported injuries to the 3 crew and 30 passengers on board.
Repaired and returned to service.
27 June 1969
Damaged beyond economic repair after the brakes failed while it was taxiing for departure at Honolulu International Airport, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. It struck parked Hawaiian Airlines Douglas DC9 Series 31 N906H which was only three months old and was subsequently repaired.
During maintenance prior to this departure the hydraulic system that operated the brakes had been disturbed. On completion of the work the system had not been adequately bled of air before it was declared fit to return to service.
There was no reports of serious injuries to the 3 crew and 11 passengers on board.
Total time 23,861 hours and 20,544 total landings.
circa October 1969
Noted lying on its belly with all useful parts removed and in the process of being scrapped.
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