# Accident 19990729017619A: Boeing 747269B, Anchorage, AK, July 29, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 29, 1999, 15:45 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Airport: Anchorage International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121) - Operator: K4HA - Location: 61.1596° N, 149.9910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1596&lon=-149.9910&mi=10 - Aircraft: N707CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707CK-2014-12-11) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing 747-246F (registry code 1384850, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-246f) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING 747269B - People aboard: 5 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA099) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729017619A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JULY 29, 1999, ABOUT 1500 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 747-268B AIRPLANE, N707CK, HAD AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 121, AS A NONSCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL CARGO FLIGHT, OPERATED BY KITTY HAWK INTERNATIONAL, INC., AS FLIGHT 11281. T HERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FIVE CREWMEMBERS ABOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM ANCHORAGE, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO BANGKOK, THAILAND. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JULY 30, A COMPANY QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICIAL STATED THAT ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CREW NOTED A LOUD "THUMP," FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE IN NUMBER THREE ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE CREW MEMEBERS WENT TO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO VISUALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE ENGINE, AND NOTED THERE WAS A "FIST-SIZED HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING." THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICIAL STATED THAT THE CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE, RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONALAIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD AILERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANCHORAGE ON 07/29/99 AT 2324 ZULU (1524 LOCAL). 21 MINUTES INTO THE CLIMB AT 29,000 FEET THE #3 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTAINED FAILURE. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE #3 ENGINE AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE ENGINE COWLING AND DAMAGE FROM THE UNCONTAINED FAILURE TO THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE, R/H AILERON, R/H INBOARD FLAP LEADING EDGE, R/H LANDING GEAR DOOR AND A BELLY FAIRING. TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARED FOR A FERRY FLIGHT AND FLOWN TO OSCODA, MICHIGAN. THE NTSB IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE AT THE OSCODA MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (.4) ON JULY 29, 1999, ABOUT 1500 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING 747-268B AIRPLANE, N707CK, HAD AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 121, AS A NONSCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL CAR GO FLIGHT, OPERATED BY KITTY HAWK INTERNATIONAL, INC., AS FLIGHT 11281. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FIVE CREWMEMBERS ABOARD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM ANCHORAGE, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO BANGKOK, THAILAND. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON JULY 30, A COMPANY QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICIAL STATED THAT ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, THE CREW NOTED A LOUD "THUMP", FOLLOWED BY A CHANGE IN NUMBER THREE ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. HE SAID THAT ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS WENT TO THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE TO VISUALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE ENGINE, AND NOTED THERE AS A "FIST-SIZED HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING." THE QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICIAL STATED THAT THE CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE, RETURNED TO ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD AILERON SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ## 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 ANC99LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA099), Jul 29, 1999: Boeing 747-269B (N707CK), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a turbine blade, and subsequent penetration of the shroud (containment ring). A factor associated with the accident was the FAA's insufficient design standards/requirements addressed… ## Other reports on N707CK (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19991002036369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002036369I), Oct 2, 1999: Boeing 747269B (N707CK), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft N707CK departed yip, visual fire in number 4 engine turbine after/during takeoff. Shut number 4 engine down, aircraft returned to yip. Number 4… - [Incident 19970322012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322012619I), Mar 22, 1997: Boeing 747269B (N707CK), Manaus, BR, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing into the sun at Manaus, brazil pilots lost sight of the runway and landed hard. [privacy data omitted] 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.