- Date
- December 17, 2009
- Place
- Changi Airport, Singapore
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- JV-JEBBoeing 747
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75228
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Factual narrative
On December 17, 2009, a Boeing B747-200F airplane, Reg. 9V-JEB, operated by Jett8 Cargo, experienced a commanded engine in-flight shutdown and air turn back to Changi Airport, Singapore,following an uncontained LPT failure of its No. 4 GE CF6-50 engine, at about 7000 ft. Post-event airplane inspection found impact damage to the lower RH wing/pylon, aft RH cargo door, and vertical stabilizer, and that the aft end of the No. 4 engine was missing all components aft of the S3 nozzles. No injuries were reported. This accident is being investigated by Singapore's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). Investigator in Charge: Mr. Chow Wan Chong Air Accident Investigation Bureau #048-058 Passenger Terminal Building 2 Singapore Changi Airport Republic of Singapore AAIB postal address: Changi Airport Post Office P O Box 1005 Singapore 918155 Republic of Singapore AAIB website: http://www.mot.gov.sg/AAIB/about.htm This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Republic of Singapore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- JV-JEB
- Reported as
- Boeing 747 (200F)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Jett8 Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd