# Incident 20010104000889I: Boeing 747273C, Honolulu, HI, January 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2001, 14:20 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N470EV-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-273C (registry code 1384896, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-273c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J (registry code 51546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-7j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747273C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,858 total, 3,924 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104000889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROX. 45 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE FROM HNL ENROUTE PPG, THE CREW OF EIAA 7550 DETECTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CENER CONSOLE. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETUNRED TO HNL. WHEN THEY TURNED OFF POWER TO THE CENTER CONSOLE, SMOKE STOPPED. THE A/C ARRIVED BACK IN HNL AT 1504 LOCAL TIME. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNED LIGHTING DIMMER TRANSFORMER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, WITH TWO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHICH HAD NOT OPENED. THE DIMMER ASSEMBLY WITH CIRCUIT BREAKERS WAS SENT TO NTSB FOR ANALYSIS. TO DATE, NO RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.

## Other reports on N470EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20020512012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012419I), May 12, 2002: Boeing 747273C (N470EV), Fairfield, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Maintenance personnel on post flight inspection noted damage to l/h inboard aileron and l/h mid flap. Damage due to disconnected torque tube between #3 &…
- [Incident 19991211038899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991211038899I), Dec 11, 1999: Boeing 747273C (N470EV), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Pilot saw and struck bird at aircraft rotation. #4 engine shut down because of vibration. Pilot dumped fuel as aircraft circled airport at 5,000 feet. Aircraft…

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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