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FAA incident report · Boeing 777-300ER · Newark, NJ · July 13, 2014

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Date
July 13, 2014 · 16:38 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Newark Liberty International A
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
AINF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
VT-ALR
Reported as
Boeing 777-300ER
Reported engine
General Electric GE90
People aboard
313
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total3,500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

After takeoff at 100' the crew heard a noise and the #1 engine EGT rose to 1100 degrees. On climb at 400' the crew received notice from another aircraft that flames were coming from the l/h engine. Engine parameters showed EGT exceedence with N1 & N2 normal. Crew then received notice from the passengers and cabin crew that there were flames coming from the left engine. Ran emer checklist and returned to ewr to do an over weight landing. The number one engine continued to run at idle until it quit on its own on final approach. The aircraft exited the runway at the last exit. On the taxiway crew requested fire rescue to report status of the left engine and brakes. Fire / rescue reported no smoke or fire on the left engine and that the brakes were hot. Chocks were requested but were not provided. After approximately 5 minutes the tires started deflating and at this point the brakes were cooled by water jets from fire/rescue vehicles. The passengers were deplaned without the use of slides to awating buses. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKEOFF AT 100' THE CREW HEARD A NOISE AND THE #1 ENGINE EGT ROSE TO 1100 DEGREES. ON CLIMB AT 400' THE CREW RECEIVED NOTICE FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE L/H ENGINE. ENGINE PARAMETERS SHOWED EGT EXCEEDENCE WITH N1 & N2 NORMAL. CREW THEN RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE. RAN EMER CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO EWR TO DO AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING. THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT IDLE UNTIL IT QUIT ON ITS OWN ON FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT THE LAST EXIT. ON THE TAXIWAY CREW REQUESTED FIRE RESCUE TO REPORT STATUS OF THE LEFT ENGINE AND BRAKES. FIRE / RESCUE REPORTED NO SMOKE OR FIRE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND THAT THE BRAKES WERE HOT. CHOCKS WERE REQUESTED BUT WERE NOT PROVIDED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THE TIRES STARTED DEFLATING AND AT THIS POINT THE BRAKES WERE COOLED BY WATER JETS FROM FIRE/RESCUE VEHICLES. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT THE USE OF SLIDES TO AWATING BUSES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.