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FAA incident report · Boeing 747132 · Honolulu, HI · December 20, 1995

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Date
December 20, 1995 · 06:25 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CKSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N625PL
Reported as
Boeing 747132
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D7A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total137 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: on December 19, 1995, connie kallitta (cksa-american international airways) B-747-132, N625PL flight 761 departed los angeles, CA to Honolulu, HI. During landing at Honolulu international airport at about 80 knots with the thrust reverser (t/r) deployed, no. 4 engine seized (N1, N2 and oil pressure dropped to zero). While taxiing to the gate, there was a fire warning in the cockpit and the flight crew performed engine fire check. Outside observers saw flame shoot out between the engine cowling and the pylon on the outboard side. Engine fire bottles did not discharge due to defective fire bottles' left and right squibs. The fire was extinguished using portable fire extinguishers. Buster sare, cksa maint. Supervisor with Boeing and pratt and whitney representatives inspected the engine and could not determine the cause of the fire. There was no indication of fuel leaks, oil leaks or wires shorting out. They suspected that hydraulic fluid leaked out when the t/r was deployed causing the fire. The aircraft was ferried to los angeles for engine change and further investigation. Incident IWP1396005 no pilot deviation no NMAC closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 19, 1995, CONNIE KALLITTA (CKSA-AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS) B-747-132, N625PL FLIGHT 761 DEPARTED LOS ANGELES, CA TO HONOLULU, HI. DURING LANDING AT HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS WITH THE THRUST REVERSER (T/R) DEPLOYED, NO. 4 ENGINE SEIZED (N1, N2 AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO). WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE, THERE WAS A FIRE WARNING IN THE COCKPIT AND THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED ENGINE FIRE CHECK. OUTSIDE OBSERVERS SAW FLAME SHOOT OUT BETWEEN THE ENGINE COWLING AND THE PYLON ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE. ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES DID NOT DISCHARGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FIRE BOTTLES' LEFT AND RIGHT SQUIBS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED USING PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. BUSTER SARE, CKSA MAINT. SUPERVISOR WITH BOEING AND PRATT AND WHITNEY REPRESENTATIVES INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL LEAKS, OIL LEAKS OR WIRES SHORTING OUT. THEY SUSPECTED THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED OUT WHEN THE T/R WAS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LOS ANGELES FOR ENGINE CHANGE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INCIDENT IWP1396005 NO PILOT DEVIATION NO NMAC CLOSED.