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| Date: | Tuesday 4 June 2024 |
| Time: | 10:16 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-FZB |
| Owner/operator: | DHL, opb Polar Air Cargo |
| Registration: | N714SA |
| MSN: | 37988/1002 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) -
 Japan
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan |
| Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX), CA, USA | |
| Investigating agency: | JTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Polar Air Cargo PAC/PO752 from Tokyo/Narita, Japan to Los Angeles, USA, a Boeing 777-F, suffered No.2 engine fire just after takeoff from runway 34L of Narita at 10:16 LT. Fire was observed emitting from the right engine on the ground. The flight crew shut down the affected engine, declared emergency at 10:18 LT and made a safe landing back to Narita at 11:25 LT after some circling for fuel dump. No personal injuries among four crew. The post flight inspection revealed inner damage and a hole of aft lower side of the engine.
JTSB launched a serious incident investigation.
The runway 34L was closed for a short time after landing of the flight for inspection, and 12 other flights delayed for 33 minutes in maximum.
Sources:
https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000352702.html
https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/society/72ecf234ce0649eba48a2765e01af3f3
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/708951
https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/709186
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1211189?display=1
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20240604-OYT1T50183/
https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/jtsb/aircraft/detail2.php?id=2390
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/po752#35839e41
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2024 09:38 | isamuel | Added |
| 04-Jun-2024 17:19 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2024 13:21 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2024 16:55 | ASN | Updated |
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