# Incident 20080214832909I: Boeing 747451, Narita, JA, February 14, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2008, 18:15 local time
- Place: Narita, JA
- Airport: New Tokyo International-Narita
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Aircraft: N663US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663US-2018-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-451 (registry code 1384940, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-451) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747451
- People aboard: 407
- 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/20080214832909I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLIGHT 1, A B-747-400 OPERATING FROM NARITA, JAPAN TO HONG KONG HAD A MINOR FIRE IN THE OVERHEAD DURING PASSENGER BOARDING. AFTER BEING PLACED IN THE OVERHEAD BIN, A PASSENGER'S CARRY-ON BAGGAGE CAUGHT FIRE ABOVE SEATS 35B AND C. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT USED TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. AT THE TIME THE FIRE BEGAN, APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE PASSENGERS WERE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY (BURN) WHEN HE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY HAND. THE PASSENGER DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION. EARLY INDICATIONS REVEALED THAT A BATTERY INSIDE A FLASHLIGHT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE PASSENGER WHOSE LUGGAGE CAUGHT FIRE, AND HIS BAGS, WERE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND RE-SCREENED. THE RE-SCREENING DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING ABNORMAL. THE BURNED FLASHLIGHT AND BAG WERE SECURED BY NORTHWEST AIRLINES PERSONNEL AND ARE BEING HELD FOR THE NTSB, IF DESIRED. THE JCAB AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE AND ALLOWED THE FLIGHT TO DEPART FOR HONG KONG. THE NTSB IS WORKING WITH THE DOT TO DETERMINE IF THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE EVENT DUE TO RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS INVOLVING BATTERIES.

## Other reports on N663US (3)

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

- [Incident 20121225028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121225028449I), Dec 25, 2012: Boeing 747-451 (N663US), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. From the statement provided from the crew, the PIC was piloting the aircraft during take-off from atl enroute to nrt. The SIC reported hearing a ?thump? When…
- [Incident 19930320011689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320011689I), Mar 20, 1993: Boeing 747451 (N663US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Struck runway lights on final approach. Found hole in NR4 engine inlet cowl and fan blade damage.
- [Incident 19910919041729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919041729I), Sep 19, 1991: Boeing 747451 (N663US), Narita, JA, Minor damage. Cabin pressure and fire warning on climb out declared emergency. Returned.fire NR2 engine area electic cables arcing

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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