# Incident 20040811018529I: Boeing 777236, Houston, TX, August 11, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2004, 17:48 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: BRAF
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: GVIID (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777236
- Reported engine: GE GE9085B
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040811018529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE AFTER TAKE OFF CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A VIBRATION ACCOMPANIED BY AN UNUSUAL WHINING SOUND THAT DID NOT CHANGE IN AMPLITUDE AFTER THE CREW RETARDED POWER. THE EICAS DISPLAYED A LEVEL 5 VIBRATION MSGE FOR THE L ENGINE, BUT NO FIRE WARNINGS. FUMES ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND CABIN CAUSING THE FLIGHT CREW TO DON OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING ON RUNWAY 15L AND EXITED AT TAXIWAY W-3. THE ARFF REPORTED A BALL OF FIRE IN THE LOWER (7 O'CLOCK) PORTION OF THE L ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE. WHEN THE FLAMES INCREASED, AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM (AFFF) WAS APPLIED, EXTINGUISHING THE FLAMES. WHEN THE CREW WAS ADVISED OF THE FIRE, THE CAPTAIN ORDERED AN EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND EXITED THE 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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