# Incident 20020211019079I: Boeing 747132, Norfolk, VA, February 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2002, 22:00 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: Norfolk Nas - Chambers Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479EV-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-132 (registry code 1384882, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747132
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,030 total, 2,792 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211019079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2002, AN EVERGREEN B-747-100, N479EV, AT NORFOLK NAVAL AIR STATION (NGU), WAS FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGE AFTER A FLIGHT FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT (JFK) TO NGU. THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF TWO SMALL DENTS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING, ABOUT 85 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE, AND SEVERAL 3" DENTS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING IN THE SAME AREA. INITIALLY, THE DAMAGE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING TAXI AT NGU, HOWEVER, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS CONCLUDED THE THE DAMAGE HAD BEEN DONE PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT, POSSIBLY FROM A MAINTENANCE STAND OR DE-ICING EQUIPMENT.

## Other reports on N479EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20050503008089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503008089I), May 3, 2005: Boeing 747132 (N479EV), Doha, QA. (-23) Eiaa, flight call sign - rch 285-enroute from ramstein germany (etar) to al udaid qatau (otbd) declared an emergency and diverted into Doha qatar (otbh)…
- [Incident 20031002027559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002027559I), Oct 2, 2003: Boeing 747132 (N479EV), Lyon, FR, Minor damage. (-23) At cruise flight, FL400, crew noted rt wing overheat indication. Crew accomplished checklists. Subsequently, the #3 and #4 engine b fire loop indications…

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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