# Incident 20040825019119I: Boeing 747251F, New York, NY, August 25, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2004, 01:24 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N618US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-251F (registry code 1384898, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-251f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251F
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040825019119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE #2 ENGINE HAD A FIRE WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE WITH FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL. THE #2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE FIRELIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND EGT AND ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WENT BACK TO NORMAL. (NOTE: BOTH FIRE LOOPS WENT FULL SCALE TO HIGH). EVIDENCE OF A HYDRAULIC LEAK CAN BE SEEN ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMING DOWN FROM THE HORIZONTAL FIREWALL DISCONNECTS. EXTENSIVE COKING FROM THE FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE ENGINE, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE AREA OF THE RACEWAY WHERE THE HYDRAULIC LINES RUN DOWN TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE #2 ENGINE INBOARD SIDE COWL HAD COKING DAMAGE AS WELL FROM THE FIRE. THE #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FLAGGED FOR EXCESSIVE SERVICING, 17 QUARTS WERE ADDED IN THE LAST 11 DAYS. ON 08/24/2004 IN HONG KONG, MAINTENANCE RE-TORQUED AN ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP SUPPLY LINE IN THE FIREWALL DISCONNECT AREA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE. ALL ITEMS DOCUMENTED ON NWAA PAPERWORK. LOG ENTRY MADE ON PAGE# 1059027.

## Other reports on N618US (4)

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

- [Incident 20050824029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050824029339I), Aug 24, 2005: Boeing 747251F (N618US), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] flt 907 jfk to anc declared emergency and diverted to fai due to smoke in the cockpit. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19881109061179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881109061179I), Nov 9, 1988: Boeing 747251F (N618US), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Found strut door and tire pieces on runway after takeoff. Returned. Replaced wheels and brake assemblies.
- [Incident 19841205071919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841205071919I), Dec 5, 1984: Boeing 747251F (N618US), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Pieces of brake assembly on ramp after flight left. Aircraft landed safely. NR4 wheel brake assemblies failed..
- [Incident 19790731014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731014129I), Jul 31, 1979: Boeing 747* (N618US), Detroit, MI. Landed after fire warning. Found piece of wood jammed inside engine cowling.

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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