# Incident 19780122004089I: Boeing 747/, Newark, NJ, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978, 10:40 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UAL
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4720U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4720U-1998-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-122 (registry code 1384872, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747/
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122004089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE CONTACTED SNOWBANK AND INJESTED MARKER LIGHT.

## Other reports on N4720U (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881221065739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221065739I), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 747122 (N4720U), Narita, JA. B loop fire detection light came on. Discharged fire bottles. Engine shut down. Replaced both loop connectors.
- [Incident 19820201001999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201001999I), Feb 1, 1982: Boeing 747122 (N4720U), Chicago, IL. Engine shutdown when engine temperature pegged on the high side. Found bare wires on breather temperature indicator
- [Incident 19780701041909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701041909I), Jul 1, 1978: Boeing 747122 (N4720U), Chicago, IL. Tire blew on takeoff, flight continued to honolulu and landed without incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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