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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-146 · Ontario, CA · July 7, 2002

Date: July 7, 2002 · 04:20 local
Place: Ontario, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: KCSA
Aircraft: N702CK
Reported as: Boeing 747146
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D7A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total203 in the last 90 days

N702CKRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2010 · Boeing 747-146S/N 20332 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBoeing 747-146 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Kalitta air flight CK364, a B747-100 took off from Ontario airport, at about 0420 hours on July 7, 2002 for honolulu, hi and at about 30 minutes out declared an emergency, shut down #3 engine due to lack of hydraulic pressure and returned to Ontario airport. Log book entry indicates "hydraulic pump base gasket blown." Log book further indicates that the gasket was replaced, the engine was ground runned and no defects found. The aircraft once again took off for its original destination at 0730 hours and at about 2 hours and 15 minutes into its flight, once again declared an emergency, shut down #3 engine due to low oil pressure and returned to Ontario airport. Logbook write up only indicates that #3 engine was inspected and found safe for intended ferry flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) KALITTA AIR FLIGHT CK364, A B747-100 TOOK OFF FROM ONTARIO AIRPORT, AT ABOUT 0420 HOURS ON JULY 7, 2002 FOR HONOLULU, HI AND AT ABOUT 30 MINUTES OUT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN #3 ENGINE DUE TO LACK OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND RETURNED TO ONTARIO AIRPORT. LOG BOOK ENTRY INDICATES "HYDRAULIC PUMP BASE GASKET BLOWN." LOG BOOK FURTHER INDICATES THAT THE GASKET WAS REPLACED, THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUNNED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT ONCE AGAIN TOOK OFF FOR ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION AT 0730 HOURS AND AT ABOUT 2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES INTO ITS FLIGHT, ONCE AGAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SHUT DOWN #3 ENGINE DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND RETURNED TO ONTARIO AIRPORT. LOGBOOK WRITE UP ONLY INDICATES THAT #3 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR INTENDED FERRY FLIGHT.