# Incident 19980107004319I: Boeing 747422, New York, NY, January 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1998, 10:40 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N174UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N174UA-2018-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-422 (registry code 1384935, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747422
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980107004319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 AM ON JANUARY 7, 1998, AIRCRAFT N174UA (8674) WAS BEING TAXIED FROM HANGAR #19 TO TERMINAL #7. THE TAXI TECHNICIANS DID NOT OBSERVE ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING THE TAXI FROM THE HANGAR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE THE TECHNICIANS OBSERVED A 1" WIDE, 1" DEEP, 6' LONG GOUGE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ENGINE. ALSO NOTED WAS ONE FAN BLADE DAMAGED AT MID SPAN. THE TAXI CREW REMAINED ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE DURING THE TAXI. PORT AUTHORITY DUTY. MANAGER JAMES E. DURANT ARRIVED TO REPORT THAT AN AUTHORITY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ADJACENT TO TAXIWAY "A" AT THE "NA" AND "NB" INTERSECTION. IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE PORT AUTHORITY VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY PARKED SO AS TO AVOID WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE VEHICLES WARNING BEACON STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE PORT AUTHORITY HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N174UA (2)

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

- [Accident 20130219002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130219002779A), Feb 19, 2013: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), No damage. The flight was from sydney to sfo. The flight had been experiencing intermittent moderate turbulence for several hours. A flight attendant was on scheduled…
- [Incident 19900827040239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827040239I), Aug 27, 1990: Boeing 747422 (N174UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Landed with nose and both body gears retracted. Passengers evacuated on runway.

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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