# Incident 20231217020929I: Boeing 767-322, Rio De Janeiro, December 17, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2023, 16:44 local time
- Place: Rio De Janeiro
- Airport: RiogaleãO - Tom Jobim Internat
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Aircraft: N655UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N655UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4060 (registry code 52140, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4060) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-322
- Reported engine: P & W PW4060
- People aboard: 201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,252 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231217020929I

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 17, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM RIO DE JANEIRO/GALEÃO–ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SBGL) TO GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT (KIAH) EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING STARTUP. THE EVENT OCCURED ON GROUND AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE. THE CREW CUT FUEL TO THE LH ENGINE AND DRY MOTORED THE ENGINE UNTIL THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

THE RESULTANT FIRE DAMAGED THE LEFT WING FLAPERON, SURROUNDING FLAP FAIRINGS AND WING COMPOSITE PANELS.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLEMENT OF  3 CREW MEMBERS IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND 7 CREW MEMBERS IN THE CABIN. THERE WERE 192 PASSENGERS ON BOARD INCLUDING 1 LAP CHILD WITH NO REPORT OF INJURIES. NO EVACUATION WAS CALLED OUT AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N655UA (2)

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

- [Incident 20090908018419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090908018419I), Sep 8, 2009: Boeing 767322 (N655UA), Omaha, NE, No damage. N655UA, B767-322, operated as united airline flight 403, enroute iad-den, diverted to Omaha,NE. The crew diverted after receiving a left engine fuel filter…
- [Incident 20010722021939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722021939I), Jul 22, 2001: Boeing 767322 (N655UA), Washington, DC. (-23) On July 22, 2001, a Boeing 767-322ER, united airlines flight 950, enroute from iad (Dulles) to bru (brussels had an engine problem on the runway prior to…

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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