# Incident 20080829845699I: Boeing 747251B, Victorville, CA, August 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2008, 07:30 local time
- Place: Victorville, CA
- Airport: Southern California Logistics
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 34.5955° N, 117.3827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS (VCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5955&lon=-117.3827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N623US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747251B
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D3A
- People aboard: 413
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,535 total, 3,756 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080829845699I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE NR 4 ENGINE NACELLE TEMP GAUGE INDICATED INTO THE RED ZONE.  THE CREW DISCHARGED THE NR 4 FIRE BOTTLE, DUMPED FUEL, AND RETURNED SAFELY TO KVCV.  THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE CREW AND MILITARY PERSONNEL (CONTRACT FLIGHT FOR THE US ARMY).  MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A RUPTURED 13TH STAGE COOLING AIR DUCT AND HIGH PRESSURE HOT AIR (NO ACTUAL FIRE) DAMAGE TO THE NR 4 ENGINE RIGHT HAND CORE COWL.  AFTER REPLACING THE DUCT AND COWL, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED OK.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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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