# Incident 19990326018409I: Boeing 747257B, New York, NY, March 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1999, 19:50 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- 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: LV45B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747257B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,800 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326018409I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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