# Incident 20030625011829I: Boeing 747273C, New York, NY, June 25, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2003, 19:07 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.7787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.7787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471EV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-273C (registry code 1384896, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-273c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747273C
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7J
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625011829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (EIAA) JUNE 25, 2003 #1 ENGINE, FIRE AND IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. 06/25/2003, IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN/DIVERSION TO JFK AIRPORT AIRCRAFT N471EV ENGINE S/N 689564 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DOVER AIR FORCE BASE ENROUTE TO FRANKFURT; DURING CLIMB CREW REPORTED AN #1 ENGINE FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. DISCHARGED FIRE BOTTLES, EGT RED BALLED AND NACELLE INDICATORS INDICATED RED ZONE. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, DUMPED FUEL AND DIVERTED TO JFK AIRPORT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT #1 ENGINE, #4 BEARING OIL PRESSURE SUPPLY LINE BROKE AT THE "B" NUT BASE, DISCHARGED OIL IGNITED ONTO HOT CASE WHICH STARTED FIRE. NOTED DURING INSPECTION OF ENGINE: SEVERAL CLAMPS ATTACHED TO OIL SUPPLY LINE WERE FOUND BROKEN AND NOT ATTACHED, IN ADDITION CLAMPS WERE FOUND WITHOUT GROUMENTS INSERTS WHICH MAY HAVE ALLOWED VIBRATION OF OIL SUPPLY LINE. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE: AFT EXHAUST SLEEVE, SUSTAINED LARGE BURN HOLES AT THE 2, 6, AND 9 O'CLOCK POSITIONS, HOLES IN EXCESS OF 2 SQUARE FEET. METAL WAS NOTED IN TAIL PIPE: BURN DAMAGE TO WIRING AND LOWER CASE, AFT OF GEARBOX. AT THIS TIME NO ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE HAS BEEN NOTED. AIRCRAFT TT, 87384 HOURS - 20984 CYCLES; ENGINE TT SINCE NEW 67015HOURS - 15173 CYCLES; ENGINE TSO, 5652 HOURS 1204 CYCLES; OVERHAUL, BY GE AIRCRAFT ENGINES, WALES. LAST C CHECK AIRFRAME/ENGINE, 04/16/2003, 587 HOURS/131 CYCLES. NTSB, LAB INSPECTION OF DEFECTED LINE REVEALED THAT FAILURE OF LINE WAS DUE TO APPROX 10% FATIGUE AT LINE BREAKING POINT, IN ADDITION, IMPROPER CLAMPING OF LINE CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION WHICH AIDED IN LINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N471EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20121127026299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121127026299I), Nov 27, 2012: Boeing 747-273C (N471EV), Minor damage. Hard landing -- which resulted in damage to inboard flap hardware, and right inboard ailerons.
- [Incident 19890110007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110007519I), Jan 10, 1989: Boeing 747273C (N471EV), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. While wing walker and pilot directed attention to port side,opposite wingtip struck loader. Limited maneuvering area

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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