# Incident 20240119001949I: Boeing 747-87UF, Miami, FL, January 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2024, 22:34 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UIEA
- Location: 25.7861° N, 80.3148° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7861&lon=-80.3148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-87UF (registry code 13848GA, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-87uf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GENX-2B67 (registry code 30234, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-2b67) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-87UF
- Reported engine: GE GENX-2B67
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,463 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240119001949I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BOEING 747-87UF SUSTAINED AN INFLIGHT ENGINE FIRE FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA), MIAMI, FLORIDA. THE FLIGHT WAS A CARGO FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 DESTINED FOR LUIS MUNOZ MARIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SJU), SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT, AFTER DEPARTURE AND WHILE PASSING THROUGH ABOUT 3,000 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) THEY RECEIVED AN “OVHT ENG 2” FOLLOWED BY A “FIRE ENG 2” WARNING MESSAGE ON THEIR ENGINE INDICATING AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEM (EICAS) DISPLAY. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE FIRE BELL SOUNDED. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MAYDAY WITH AIR

TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AND THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED BACK TO MIA VIA RADAR VECTORS FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 9. THE ELECTRONIC NON-NORMAL (NNC) CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, AND THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN BY THE FLIGHT CREW. ONE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY EXTINGUISHED. FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS MET BY FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL AND THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED TO TAXI UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO PARKING. A POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) GENX-2B67 ENGINE REVEALED BURN THROUGH OF THE THRUST REVERSER FAN DUCT FIXED INNER WALL. THE ENGINE CASES WERE INTACT AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. THE COMBUSTOR DIFFUSER NOZZLE (CDN) CASE PORT M BORESCOPE PLUG WAS NOT SECURED IN THE CASE AND WAS FOUND LOOSE IN

THE ENGINE COWLING. THE BURN THROUGH OBSERVED ON THE THRUST REVERSER WALL WAS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE OPEN CDN PORT M. THE ENGINE LOW PRESSURE SPOOL (N1) AND HIGH-PRESSURE SPOOL (N2) MANUALLY ROTATED SMOOTHLY. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION THROUGH CDN PORT M WAS PERFORMED AND NO COMBUSTOR DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF QUICK ACCESS RECORDER (QAR), FLIGHT DATA RECORDER (FDR), AND CONTINUOUS ENGINE OPERATING DATA (CEOD) SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF

ENGINE FAILURE OR SURGE/STALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA24LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA079), Jan 19, 2024: Boeing 747-87UF (N859GT), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation and inspection of the port M borescope plug, which resulted in an engine fire.

## Other reports on N859GT (1)

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

- [Incident 20160217001169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160217001169I), Feb 17, 2016: Boeing 747-87UF (N859GT), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Atlas air inc. N859GT bound for buenos aires (eze) encountered just prior rotation brake limiter, anti -skid and tire pressure eicas messages. Emergency…

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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