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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-409 · Idaho Falls, ID · June 2, 2007

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Date
June 2, 2007 · 20:28 local
Place
Idaho Falls, ID
Airport
Idaho Falls Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N780BA
Reported as
Boeing 747409
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
N780BARegistered now · Boeing 747-409S/N 24310 · Built 1990Airframe modelBoeing 747-409Engine 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) 6-2-07 Aircraft was conducting operations at Idaho Falls airport on Saturday, June 2, 2007. At approximately 8:28 pm during taxi for takeoff the number 4 engine nacelle inboard side struck a metal fence post. This went unnoticed by the crewmembers and the flight continued without any further incident. The damage was noticed on post flight inspection at paine field (pae) in everett WA. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the inboard number 4 engine inlet leading edge, inlet cowl, fan cowl and core cowl. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 6-2-07 AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING OPERATIONS AT IDAHO FALLS AIRPORT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:28 PM DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE NACELLE INBOARD SIDE STRUCK A METAL FENCE POST. THIS WENT UNNOTICED BY THE CREWMEMBERS AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE WAS NOTICED ON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AT PAINE FIELD (PAE) IN EVERETT WA. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE INBOARD NUMBER 4 ENGINE INLET LEADING EDGE, INLET COWL, FAN COWL AND CORE COWL. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.