# Incident 20020512012419I: Boeing 747273C, Fairfield, CA, May 12, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 38.2645° N, 121.9241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRAVIS AFB (SUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2645&lon=-121.9241&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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012419I

## Narrative

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

(-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 & 4 FLAP TRANSMISSIONS, ALLOWING FLAP TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH AILERON.

## Other reports on N470EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20010104000889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104000889I), Jan 4, 2001: Boeing 747273C (N470EV), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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