TWA 800 was scheduled to depart JFK for Paris around 7:00 p.m., but the flight was delayed until 8:02 p.m. by a disabled piece of ground equipment and a passenger/baggage mismatch.
O TWA 800 foi programado para deixar o aeroporto JFK cara París ao redor das 7:00 pm, pero o voo atrasouse ata as 8:02 pm por unha peza do equipo de terra incapacitada e unha incompatibilidade pasaxeiro/equipaxe.