# Incident 20040406004609I: Doug DC873F, San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2004, 06:24 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC873F
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040406004609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY PRIOR TO LANDING SAFELY AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO A #3 ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 35,000 FEET AT MACH .84. THREE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RESTART THE ENGINE: @37,000 FEET, @34,000 FEET, AND @31,000, WITHOUT RESPONSE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY SAN FRANCISCO DHL/ASTAR MAINTENANCE THE FUEL BOOST PUMP, PART NUMBER 64-1119-4, SERIAL NUMBER FB69905 FAILED.

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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