# Incident 20070602012399I: Boeing 747409, Idaho Falls, ID, June 2, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2007, 20:28 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IDAHO FALLS RGNL (IDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780BA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N780BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-409 (registry code 13848AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4056 (registry code 51665, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4056) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747409
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602012399I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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