19891215051319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 747* · Anchorage, AK · December 15, 1989

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Date: December 15, 1989 · 11:48 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: KRDF
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: PHBFC
Reported as: Boeing 747*
Reported engine: GE CF680C2A5
People aboard: 245
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Encounterd volcanic ash cloud on descent. Lost all four engines. Restart and landed safe. Pilots aware of hazard.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERD VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD ON DESCENT. LOST ALL FOUR ENGINES. RESTART AND LANDED SAFE. PILOTS AWARE OF HAZARD.