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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 777-224 · Newark · July 15, 2026

Date
July 15, 2026 · 11:09 local
Place
Newark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N78003
Reported as
Boeing 777-224
Reported engine
GE GE90-90B
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The right backup generator (bug) failed during climb. Upon inspection by maintenance, it was discovered that the shaft sheared.

As the FAA filed it

THE RIGHT BACKUP GENERATOR (BUG) FAILED DURING CLIMB. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SHAFT SHEARED.

Other reports on N78003 · 1

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