# Incident 20250301009469I: Boeing 767-300F, Newark, NJ, March 1, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2025, 07:58 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark Liberty International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N178FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-300F (registry code 138513G, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-300f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80C2B6F (registry code 30109, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b6f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-300F
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80C2B6F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA25FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250301009469I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS ON DEPARTURE. LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND PILOTS ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. AFTER LANDING, ENGINE FIRE REIGNITED AND ARFF RESPONDED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

## 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 DCA25FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25FA148), Mar 1, 2025: Boeing 767 (N178FE), Newark, NJ, incident, minor damage, investigation ongoing

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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