# NTSB ENG12WA027: Boeing 747, London England, United Kingdom, July 9, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 9, 2012, 22:08 local (22:08 UTC)
- Place: London England, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG12WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG12WA027

## Factual narrative

On July 9, 2012, at 22:08 UTC, an EL-AL Israel Airlines Boeing 747-400, registration number 4X-ELD, flight No. LY-318, powered by four Pratt & Whitney PW4056 tubofan engines, experienced a No. 4 (right outboard) engine failure 20 minutes after takefoff from Heathrow International Airport (LHR). The pilot received an indication of loss of thrust(N1 went to zero)from the No. 4 engine along with sounds coming from the No. 4 engine. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Israel. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministry of Transport Chief Investigator P.O. Box 120 Ben Gurion International Airport 70100 Israel Tel.: (972) 3-975-1380 (972) 50-621-2329 (24 hours mobile) E-mail: razchik@mot.gov.il Fax: (972) 3-760-4442 AFTN: LLADYAYX Telex: 381000 CAATS IL Cable: MEMTEUFA-BENGURION AIRPORT-ISRAEL This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Israel.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 4X-ELD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (458)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 29328
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: El Al Israel Airlines Ltd
- Registered owner: EL AL – Israel Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LHR, London England
- Destination: TLV, Tel Aviv
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LHR, Heathrow

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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