# Incident 19990825030889I: Boeing 777224, Newark, NJ, August 25, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1999, 01:45 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78003, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-224 (registry code 1385225, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GE90-90B (registry code 30036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ge90-90b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777224
- Pilot flight hours: 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825030889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLT 56 DEPARTED EWR WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR PIN INSTALLED, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND PILOT DUMPED 55,000 LBS. OF FUEL AND RETURNED TO EWR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N78003 (1)

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

- [Incident 20260715008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260715008939I), Jul 15, 2026: Boeing 777-224 (N78003), Newark, Minor damage. The right backup generator (bug) failed during climb. Upon inspection by maintenance, it was discovered that the shaft sheared.

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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