# Incident 20260715008939I: Boeing 777-224, Newark, July 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2026, 11:09 local time
- Place: Newark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Aircraft: N78003, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78003) (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 GE90-90B
- 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/20260715008939I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19990825030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825030889I), Aug 25, 1999: Boeing 777224 (N78003), Newark, NJ. (-23) Flt 56 departed ewr with the right main gear pin installed, gear would not retract and pilot dumped 55,000 lbs. Of fuel and returned to ewr without…

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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