# Incident 19991002036369I: Boeing 747269B, Detroit, MI, October 2, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1999, 23:42 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: K4HA
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&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
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002036369I

## Narrative

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

(-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 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A TURBINE FAILURE, WITH LOSS OF OIL THRU THE TURBINE SECTION CAUSING A FIRE IN THE EXHAUST PATH.  THE TURBINE FAILURE WAS CONTAINED, WITH MINOR ENGINE COWLING HEAT DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM (FIRE BOTTLES) WERE NOT EMPLOYED, FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER THE EMERGENCY HANDLE WAS DEPLOYED.

## Other reports on N707CK (2)

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

- [Accident 19990729017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729017619A), Jul 29, 1999: Boeing 747269B (N707CK), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (.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…
- [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.

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