# Incident 19970522043209I: Boeing 747121, Mojave, CA, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 15:17 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747GE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747GE-2020-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-121 (registry code 138487A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A (registry code 51543, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747121
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,780 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522043209I

## Narrative

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

TURBINE BLADE FAILURE DURING COLD SOAK TEST. NUMBER 4 BEARING SUPPORT DAMAGE AND EXHAUST PLUG SEPERATION.

## Other reports on N747GE (3)

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

- [Incident 20150309003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150309003599I), Mar 9, 2015: Boeing 747-121 (N747GE), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. The test engine general electric passport -20 15,00 pounds thrust cought fire, fuel was shut off, and fire suppression used.
- [Incident 20050613013899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050613013899I), Jun 13, 2005: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Boeing 747 flying testbed aircraft scraped #2 engine nacelle on landing. Number two engine (GP7200) is much larger than the p&w JT9D-7A, 747 engine.…
- [Incident 20021210033209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021210033209I), Dec 10, 2002: Boeing 747121 (N747GE), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23) During approach noticed smoke trailing from no. 2 engine. After rollout, fire observed in no. 2 engine pylon. Crew evacuated aircraft from R2 door.…

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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