# Accident 20041020028339A: Boeing 747132, Detroit, MI, October 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2004, 20:29 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: KCSA
- Location: 42.0756° N, 86.8672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0756&lon=-86.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CK-2015-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-132 (registry code 1384882, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747132
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,015 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05MA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020028339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 20, 2004, KALITTA AIR (KCSA) OPERATING A B747-132, UNDER 14 CFR, PART 121 RULES AND IFR, DEPARTED FROM KORD ENROUTE TO KJFK. AT APPROXIMATELY 2029 CST, N709CK KCSA, LLCAS FLIGHT 825, THE NUMBER 1 (ONE) ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH A REPORTED ALTITUDE OF 18,000 MSL. CREW MEMBERS ACCOMPLISHED THE FIRE SEPARATION CHECK LIST AND DIVERTED TO KDTW, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND PYLON AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI05MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05MA011), Oct 21, 2004: Boeing 747-132 (N709CK), Lake Michigan, substantial damage. Probable cause: The number one engine separated from the airplane during climb due to the uncontained separation of a portion of the second stage turbine disk rim after the second stage turbine vanes contacted the…

## Other reports on N709CK (2)

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

- [Incident 20090624019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624019459I), Jun 24, 2009: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), No damage. Crew reportedsmoke odor from a/c system, odor observed in zone 1, smoke oder stopped with flight deck fan turned off. Maintenance removed and replaced flight…
- [Incident 19991120038929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120038929I), Nov 20, 1999: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. The rotary actuator controlling number 19 leading edge devise failed. This intern caused a structeral failure of the inboard number 19 guide track, exposing…

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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