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Engine No. 1 2 3 4

Total Time (TT) 15,820 15,827 14,078 18,192

Time Since Overhaul (TSO) 226 230 58 2,450

Main landing gear brake data were:

Position No. 1 aft No. 1 fwd. No. 2 aft No. 2 fwd. No. 3 aft No. 3 fwd. No. 4 aft No. 4 fwd.

Date Installed 6/20/65 6/6/65 6/20/65 6/20/65 6/26/65 6/20/65 6/24/65 6/20/65

No. of Landings 89 233 89 89 42 89 56 89

The main landing gear tires were size 46x16, 20 ply, 200 miles per hour:

Position No. 1 fwd. No. 1 aft No. 2 fwd. No. 2 aft No. 3 fwd. No. 3 aft No. 4 fwd. No. 4 aft

Installed 6/20/65 6/10/65 6/26/65 6/26/65 6/25/65 6/19/65 6/20/65 6/30/65

Times Recapped New 5 5 4 8 4 6 4

Landings 89 92 42 44 51 103 89 1

A review of the aircraft maintenance records showed that all overhauls and inspections of major components of N70773 had been accomplished in accordance with applicable company and FAA approved directives. These records revealed no evidence of any deficiencies, trends, or indication of incipient failure or malfunction of the aircraft or its systems.

The weight and balance was within prescribed limits during the approach and landing at Kansas City.

The aircraft was fueled with Jet A turbine engine fuel.

1.7 Meteorological Information

The crew of CAL Flight 12 was briefed in Los Angeles, by a company meteorolo- gist, to expect little or no en route weather or turbulence until reaching eastern Kansas when thunderstorm activity was to be encountered. The meteorologist fore- cast the arrival of thunderstorm activity in the Kansas City area beginning at 0300 with 2,000 feet obscured, visibility three miles, moderate thunderstorm, hail, and wind gusts to 40 knots. He later advised the crew of a thunderstorm occurring at Topeka, Kansas.

The U. S. Weather Bureau regional forecast issued by the Kansas City office at 2350 June 30, 1965, and valid from 0000 June 30, 1965, to 0000 July 1, 1965, read in part: