# Incident 19960706036379I: Boeing 747156, Honolulu, HI, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 17:38 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134TW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134TW-1998-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-156 (registry code 1384884, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-156) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747156
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,525 total, 4,857 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706036379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HNL EN-ROUTE TO STL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE #3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES BEFORE THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED IMMEDIATELY TO HNL AND MADE AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING BLOWING SEVERAL TIRES. THERE WAS NO EVACUATION AND NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE #3 ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED A FIRE. NO INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

## Other reports on N134TW (2)

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

- [Incident 19911002049249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911002049249I), Oct 2, 1991: Boeing 747156 (N134TW), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due suspected blown tires stopped on centerline near end of runway.
- [Incident 19831104069139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831104069139I), Nov 4, 1983: Boeing 737299 (N134TW), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Bird strike on number 2 engine on climbout. Returned to departure airport. Replaced engine.

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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