# Incident 19990119004649I: Boeing 747132, Fairbanks, AK, January 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1999, 03:26 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 64.9004° N, 148.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9004&lon=-148.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481EV-2010-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-132 (registry code 1384882, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747132
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99IA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119004649I

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 19, 1999, AT 0326 ALASKA STANDARD TIME (AST), A BOEING 747-100 AIRPLANE, N481EV, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE NUMBER FOUR ENGINE WHILE TAXIING FROM LANDING AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE CREW OF THREE AND THE ONE JUMPSEAT PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., OF MCMINNVILLE, OREGON.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121 AS A SUPPLEMENTAL AIR CARRIER INTERNATIONAL CARGO FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CHITOSE, JAPAN, AT 2159 AST, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  INTERVIEWS BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC) AND FAA INSPECTORS WITH THE FLIGHT CREW AND AIRPORT GROUND PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT AFTER LANDING, GROUND PERSONNEL OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE NUMBER FOUR ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER.  CONTROL TOWER PERSONNEL RELAYED THIS INFORMATION TO THE COCKPIT CREW.  THE CREW THEN SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER FOUR ENGINE AND ACTIVATED THE ON BOARD FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT, WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  POSTINCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED MELTED WIRING, SOOT, AND TH E NUMBER FOUR THRUST REVERSERS STILL IN THE DEPLOYED POSITION. THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE NTSB IIC THAT THERE WERE NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF FIRE, NOR ANY COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF THE THRUST REVERSERS REMAINING DEPLOYED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC99IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99IA025), Jan 19, 1999: Boeing 747-100 (N481EV), Fairbanks, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of the thrust reverser pneumatic drive unit, and the subsequent failure of the thrust reverser actuator. Factors associated with the incident were the inadequate quality…

## Other reports on N481EV (1)

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

- [Incident 19980203005729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203005729I), Feb 3, 1998: Boeing 747132 (N481EV), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 3, 1998, at approximately 1255 hours (HST), aircraft N481EV, a B-747 landed at Honolulu International Airport. This aircraft is operated…

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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