Boeing 777 HZ-AK16

Summary

On 28 April 2013 at about 12:00 local time, a Boeing 777 registered HZ-AK16, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, was involved in an incident near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia. Nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 2013 at 12:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

Nearest airport

King Abdulaziz International (JED)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

HZ-AK16

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia → Riyadh

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG13WA024

Nobody was injured.

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 April 28, 2013 a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-300, HZ-AK16, equipped with two General Electric GE90-115B engines had been pushed back from the gate and was in the process of starting the No. 2 engine when the engine unexpectedly accelerated to a high power setting. The aircraft moved forward and could not be stopped with the brakes before it hit a parked push back tractor severely damaging the lower No. 2 engine nose cowl. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the engines and some airplane components, the NTSB has designated a United States Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention of Civil Aviation to assist the GACA in the investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to the GACA at: General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Safety Department GACA – Safety & Economic Regulations P.O. Box 887 Jeddah 21241 Saudi Arabia Tel.: (966) 2 685-5515 / 5494 (966) 5 04626707 / 48695853 (mobile) E-mail:[email protected] Fax: (966) 2 685-5507 Website:www.gaca.gov.sa

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.