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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-122 · Honolulu, HI · October 18, 1995

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Date
October 18, 1995 · 10:58 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4717U
Reported as
Boeing 747122
People aboard
383
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total800 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N4717URegistration cancelled Feb 12, 1998 · Boeing 747-122S/N 19878Airframe modelBoeing 747-122

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 18, 1995, united airlines (uala) B747-122 aircraft N4717U flt 821 departed Honolulu International Airport for narita, japan. Approximately twenty (20) minutes after departure, a fire warning at the forward lower lobe galley went off. The flight crew dumped fuel, returned to Honolulu and landed over gross weight at approximately 652,000 lbs. The aircraft landed with no further incident. The flight crew and passengers were deplaned normally. The fire was caused by oven overheating. A flight attendant noticed the smoke from the oven and opened the door. The flame shot out. The fire was immediately extinguished. Inspection of the oven showed that the oven door seal was intact thus containing the fire within the oven until the oven door was opened. Inspection of the lower galley revealed that the surrounding area outside the oven was slightly scorched by the fire. The defective oven was sent to uala san francisco maintenance for further investigation. Incident closed no pilot deviation NMAC IWP1396001

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 18, 1995, UNITED AIRLINES (UALA) B747-122 AIRCRAFT N4717U FLT 821 DEPARTED HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR NARITA, JAPAN. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY (20) MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, A FIRE WARNING AT THE FORWARD LOWER LOBE GALLEY WENT OFF. THE FLIGHT CREW DUMPED FUEL, RETURNED TO HONOLULU AND LANDED OVER GROSS WEIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 652,000 LBS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY OVEN OVERHEATING. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED THE SMOKE FROM THE OVEN AND OPENED THE DOOR. THE FLAME SHOT OUT. THE FIRE WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. INSPECTION OF THE OVEN SHOWED THAT THE OVEN DOOR SEAL WAS INTACT THUS CONTAINING THE FIRE WITHIN THE OVEN UNTIL THE OVEN DOOR WAS OPENED. INSPECTION OF THE LOWER GALLEY REVEALED THAT THE SURROUNDING AREA OUTSIDE THE OVEN WAS SLIGHTLY SCORCHED BY THE FIRE. THE DEFECTIVE OVEN WAS SENT TO UALA SAN FRANCISCO MAINTENANCE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INCIDENT CLOSED NO PILOT DEVIATION NMAC IWP1396001

Other reports on N4717U · 4

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

Incident 19890318021509IOther Ground Ops · Honolulu, HIPassenger reported fuel leak at gate. Flight engineer checked it out. Reboarded and took off. No fuel leak found.Mar 18, 1989Incident 19830701040109INormal Cruise · Omaha, NELanded at Omaha to remove four passengers for interference with the flight crew. Arrested by fbi agents.Jul 1, 1983Incident 19830620076152IIdling Engines · Chicago, ILStruck by N808FT a 747 while holding at takeoff run up pad.Jun 20, 1983 · Minor damageIncident 19800423050259ISan Francisco, CARH wing escape slide door open and slide separated from aircraft during training flight.Apr 23, 1980