19990326018409I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747257B · New York, NY · March 26, 1999

Date: March 26, 1999 · 19:50 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: LV45B
Reported as: Boeing 747257B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D7J
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,800 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-5) The pilot reported that at 4000 ft. after takeoff, the #2 eng. Low oil pressure warning sounded & the oil pressure indicated zero. Emergency procedures were followed including the use of engine fire system. Fuel dumping was stopped on the account of a second fire warning alarm. The pilot after declaring emergency, returned to jfk int'l airport and made a safe landing. No evacuation performed visual examination of the engine revealed no oil in the engine, wire harness burned, oil breather & gear box cover melted, cowlings deformed & cracked. As requested per argentina airlines, a ferry permit was issued on 3/30/99 and lv-ysb 747 departed to buenos aires argentina on March 31, 1999. Mr. Robert gretz of the NTSB was notified at (973) 334-6694 on March 29, 1999. FAA pmi englander, barry m. was also notified for further follow up on this incident (305) 526-2676 x 125.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT 4000 FT. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE #2 ENG. LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED & THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED ZERO. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED INCLUDING THE USE OF ENGINE FIRE SYSTEM. FUEL DUMPING WAS STOPPED ON THE ACCOUNT OF A SECOND FIRE WARNING ALARM. THE PILOT AFTER DECLARING EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO JFK INT'L AIRPORT AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. NO EVACUATION PERFORMED VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, WIRE HARNESS BURNED, OIL BREATHER & GEAR BOX COVER MELTED, COWLINGS DEFORMED & CRACKED. AS REQUESTED PER ARGENTINA AIRLINES, A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON 3/30/99 AND LV-YSB 747 DEPARTED TO BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA ON MARCH 31, 1999. MR. ROBERT GRETZ OF THE NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AT (973) 334-6694 ON MARCH 29, 1999. FAA PMI ENGLANDER, BARRY M. WAS ALSO NOTIFIED FOR FURTHER FOLLOW UP ON THIS INCIDENT (305) 526-2676 X 125.