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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-4J6 · Renton, WA · December 7, 2006

Date: December 7, 2006 · 10:43 local
Place: Renton, WA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N747BC
Reported as: Boeing 7474J6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N747BCRegistered now · Boeing 747-4J6S/N 25879 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBoeing 747-4J6 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4056Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The Boeing large cargo freighter (lcf) was on departure from bfi heading to the south and had deployed a piece of test equipment called a trailing cone. The trailing cone and approximately 150 ft of 1/2" polycarbonate tubing separated from the aircraft and was found near the econobox/ikea store in Renton WA. Boeing flight test aircraft RT876. Test number 012-14. No damage to the aircraft or injuries to persons on the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE BOEING LARGE CARGO FREIGHTER (LCF) WAS ON DEPARTURE FROM BFI HEADING TO THE SOUTH AND HAD DEPLOYED A PIECE OF TEST EQUIPMENT CALLED A TRAILING CONE. THE TRAILING CONE AND APPROXIMATELY 150 FT OF 1/2" POLYCARBONATE TUBING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FOUND NEAR THE ECONOBOX/IKEA STORE IN RENTON WA. BOEING FLIGHT TEST AIRCRAFT RT876. TEST NUMBER 012-14. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND.