# Incident 20050503008089I: Boeing 747132, Doha, QA, May 3, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2005, 23:25 local time
- Place: Doha, QA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: EIAA
- Aircraft: N479EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479EV-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-132 (registry code 1384882, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747132
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050503008089I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EIAA, FLIGHT CALL SIGN - RCH 285-ENROUTE FROM RAMSTEIN GERMANY (ETAR) TO AL UDAID QATAU (OTBD) DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO DOHA QATAR (OTBH) DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE IN COCKPIT. COMPANY SAID THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE CAME FROM THE OVERHEAD PANEL. OPERATOR FILED MRR REPORT. REVIEW OF MRR'S SHOWS ONE ADDITIONAL INCIDENT. COMPANY PLANS REPLACEMENT WITH UPGRADED SWITCH. NOTE: BOEING SERVICE LETTER 747-SL-33-3 ADVISES REPLACEMENT WITH UPGRADED SWITCH ON AN ATTRITION BASIS. REPORT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N479EV (2)

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

- [Incident 20031002027559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031002027559I), Oct 2, 2003: Boeing 747132 (N479EV), Lyon, FR, Minor damage. (-23) At cruise flight, FL400, crew noted rt wing overheat indication. Crew accomplished checklists. Subsequently, the #3 and #4 engine b fire loop indications…
- [Incident 20020211019079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211019079I), Feb 11, 2002: Boeing 747132 (N479EV), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) On February 11, 2002, an evergreen B-747-100, N479EV, at Norfolk naval air station (ngu), was found to have damage after a flight from john f. kennedy…

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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