# Incident 20251213021069I: Boeing 777-224, Dulles, VA, December 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2025, 12:35 local time
- Place: Dulles, VA
- Airport: Washington Dulles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9445&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78004, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-224 (registry code 1385225, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GE90-90B (registry code 30036, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ge90-90b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-224
- Reported engine: GE GE90-94B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251213021069I

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF, ON CLIMB OUT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL.

CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY N1 ROLLBACK TO 12%. EGT WENT UP 1000 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THEN STABILIZED AT 800 DEGREES.

CREW EXECUTED STEPS IN ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST WHICH DIRECTED THEM TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. CREW CONTACTED DISPATCH AND TOMC.

DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO IAD. CREW ELECTED TO DUMP FUEL. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT.

AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND MLG TIRES SPRAYED BY ARFF. AFTER A BRIEF DELAY AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT

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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