# Incident 20110810019469I: Boeing 747-230B, Kuwait, August 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2011, 22:16 local time
- Place: Kuwait
- Airport: Kuwait International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EIAA
- Aircraft: N488EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488EV-2019-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-230B (registry code 1384889, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-230b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-230B
- Reported engine: GE CF6-50 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,670 total, 3,399 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810019469I

## Narrative

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

N488EV, BOEING 747, EXPERIENCED TURBULANCE.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO A 60 DEGREE ROLL RIGHT, THEN A 40 DEGREE ROLL LEFT.  UPON LANDING FOUND THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE BENT BETWEEN PYLONS 3 & 4.

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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