# Incident 20041229034139I: Boeing 747123, Anchorage, AK, December 29, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2004, 17:41 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: P5CA
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N858FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-123 (registry code 1384873, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A (registry code 52050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747123
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D7A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05IA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229034139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-OFF ROLL A MECHANIC ON THE GROUND NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE COWLING OF NUMBER 4 ENGINE. AT 650FT AGL CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE R/H SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FIRE WARNING HORN AND LIGHT CAME ON FOR NUMBER 4 ENGINE. CREW ACTIVATED THE NUMBER 1 FIRE BOTTLE BUT FIRE WARNING REMAINED ON, SO THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIRE NUMBER 2 BUT THE BUTTON WOULD NOT DEPRESS. THE WARNING WENT OFF AS THEY TURNED TO CLIMB. CREW DUMPED FUEL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING THE #4 ENGINE R/H CORE COWLING AND THE FWD UPPER R/H SIDE OF ENGINE SHOWED SIGNS FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC05IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05IA020), Dec 29, 2004: Boeing 747-123 (N858FT), Anchorage, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of a high-pressure fuel line fitting, which resulted in an engine fire during takeoff/initial climb.

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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