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FAA incident report · Boeing 747230F · Anchorage, AK · October 18, 1995

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Date
October 18, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Anchorage International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UIEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N747MC
Reported as
Boeing 747230F
Reported engine
GE CF6*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,300 total260 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft departed 6R at Anchorage int'l. airport. At about 300 ft AGL number four engine fire-warning system sounded. Crew initiated an engine shutdown and fire-warning system extinguished. Crew dumped 80K lbs of fuel before landing back at Anchorage int'l. airport. Investigation revealed number 15 high stage bleed air duct ruptured causing fire-warning system to sound. Pieces of duct and cowling came off the aircraft when it ruptured. Aircraft landed without further incident. This investigation and report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 6R AT ANCHORAGE INT'L. AIRPORT. AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL NUMBER FOUR ENGINE FIRE-WARNING SYSTEM SOUNDED. CREW INITIATED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND FIRE-WARNING SYSTEM EXTINGUISHED. CREW DUMPED 80K LBS OF FUEL BEFORE LANDING BACK AT ANCHORAGE INT'L. AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NUMBER 15 HIGH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT RUPTURED CAUSING FIRE-WARNING SYSTEM TO SOUND. PIECES OF DUCT AND COWLING CAME OFF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT RUPTURED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT IS CLOSED.