Boeing 747-230F 4X-ICO

Summary

On 26 July 2011, a Boeing 747-230F registered 4X-ICO, operated by C.A.L. Cargo Airlines, was involved in an incident near Liege, Belium, Belgium. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 July 2011

Classification

Incident

Location

Liege, Belium, Belgium

Nearest airport

Liege Airport (LGG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-230F

Registration

4X-ICO

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

C.A.L. Cargo Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Liege → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG11WA044

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 26, 2011, a C.A.L. Cargo Airlines Boeing B747-230F took off from Liège Airport (LGG)Belium and during the initial climb, about 1000 feet above the ground, the crew heard a loud noise (bang) in the No. 2 (inboard left) engine, a GE CF6-5E2 turbofan engine. The crew reported along with the loud bang in the No. 2 engine, a reduction of N2 (low pressure rotor speed) and a sharp rise of EGT (exhaust gas temperature) was observed. The crew shut down the engine,dumped fuel,and returned to land at Liège with no further incident. Initial inspection of the No. 2 engine revealed metal debris (fractured pieces of turbine blade and vane material) in the tailpipe of the engine. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Israeli Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport has requested assistance from the NTSB in this investigation. Further information pertaining to this incident 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: [email protected] 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.