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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-2B4B · Hong Kong, UK · July 27, 2008

Date: July 27, 2008 · 08:30 local
Place: Hong Kong, UK
Airport: Hong Kong International
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: KCSA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N710CK
Reported as: Boeing 7472B4B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D7J
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,365 total2,700 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N710CKRegistration cancelled Dec 12, 2011 · Boeing 747-2B4BS/N 21097 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBoeing 747-2B4B Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D-3ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

A Boeing 747-2B4B serial number 21097, operated by kalitta air (kcsa), experienced a fire fault indication on the P2 panel after flaps up. The “b” loop on the number (4) powerplant, a pratt & whitney JT9-7J. The engine temperature was off the scale, the engine fire bottles were discharged to the number four (4) powerplant, number four (4) powerplant was shutdown and there were no restarts attempted, the aircraft jettisoned fuel and landed in Hong Kong (vhhh). Per kcsa’s maintenance personal fire damage was found to the core cowls, fan cowls, and slot seal areas, the number fouor (4) engine pylon sustained heat damage thus rendering the pylon un-airworthy. Additionally personal found that there was no seal (o-ring) on the main fuel tube on the pylon side of the connector.

As the FAA filed it

A BOEING 747-2B4B SERIAL NUMBER 21097, OPERATED BY KALITTA AIR (KCSA), EXPERIENCED A FIRE FAULT INDICATION ON THE P2 PANEL AFTER FLAPS UP. THE “B” LOOP ON THE NUMBER (4) POWERPLANT, A PRATT & WHITNEY JT9-7J. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS OFF THE SCALE, THE ENGINE FIRE BOTTLES WERE DISCHARGED TO THE NUMBER FOUR (4) POWERPLANT, NUMBER FOUR (4) POWERPLANT WAS SHUTDOWN AND THERE WERE NO RESTARTS ATTEMPTED, THE AIRCRAFT JETTISONED FUEL AND LANDED IN HONG KONG (VHHH). PER KCSA’S MAINTENANCE PERSONAL FIRE DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE CORE COWLS, FAN COWLS, AND SLOT SEAL AREAS, THE NUMBER FOUOR (4) ENGINE PYLON SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE THUS RENDERING THE PYLON UN-AIRWORTHY. ADDITIONALLY PERSONAL FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO SEAL (O-RING) ON THE MAIN FUEL TUBE ON THE PYLON SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR.