# Accident 20080202834079A: Boeing 7472D7B, Lome, TG, February 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2008, 03:39 local time
- Place: Lome, TG
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UIEA
- Aircraft: N527MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527MC-2008-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-2D7B (registry code 1384803, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7472D7B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202834079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CARGO APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CONTAINED. WELL DRILLING PIPE BROKE THROUGH CONTAINMENT BOX ON TAKEOFF, AND PENETRATED AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. NTSB DECLINED PARTICIPATION UNTIL THE HOST COUNTRY DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT IT WANTS SUPPORT FROM NTSB.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N527MC (1)

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

- [Incident 20020513010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513010759I), May 13, 2002: Boeing 7472D7B (N527MC), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) FAR part 145 repair station (VN4R) removed the fasteners from the panels during a scheduled a-check and failed to reinstall them.

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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