# NTSB ENG11WA031: Boeing 747, Lahore, Pakistan, May 5, 2011

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 5, 2011, 16:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Lahore, Pakistan
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 18 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG11WA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/79260/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA031

## Factual narrative

On May 5, 2011, at 16:20 UTC, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-300 airplane, registration HZ-AIR, that was equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211-524 engines, had the No. 4 engine make an uncommanded increase to full power as the crew started to advance the throttles to taxi for takeoff at Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), Lahore, Pakistan. The flight crew shut down the engine by placing the No. 4 engine's fuel switch to cut off. The airplane returned to the ramp without further incident The investigation is being conducted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist with the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All requests for information should be directed to: General Authority of Civil Aviation Safety Department P.O. Box 887, Jeddah, 21421 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966-2-685-5509

## Aircraft

- Registration: HZ-AIR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 23269
- Engines: Rolls-Royce RB211-524 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Saudi Arabian Airlines Corp
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LHE, Lahore
- Destination: RUH, Riyadh
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LHE, Lahore International

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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