Flight Safety Information - April 29, 2022 No.085 In This Issue : Incident: Cargolux B744 at Chicago on Apr 20th 2022, wheel well fire indication : Incident: Longtail B744 over Atlantic on Apr 11th 2022, thrust lever causes engine shut down in flight : Accident: Vietnam A321 at Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc on Apr 17th 2022, aircraft performed flight with fuselage damage : Call for Nominations For 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award Incident: Cargolux B744 at Chicago on Apr 20th 2022, wheel well fire indication A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-LCL performing flight CV-9592 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg) with 2 crew, was climbing out of Chicago's runway 27L when the crew reported they did have a wheel well fire indication, the indication went out again, however, they needed to leave the gear down for at least 20 minutes to ensure the fire was out, they wanted to return to Chicago and needed to dump fuel. Tower reported the had not observed anything out of the ordinary during the departure. The aircraft returned to runway 27C for a safe landing about 35 minutes after departure. The aircraft remained on the ground in Chicago for about 17 hours, then departed again to Luxembourg and reached Luxembourg with a delay of about 18 hours. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f80e4be&opt=0 Incident: Longtail B744 over Atlantic on Apr 11th 2022, thrust lever causes engine shut down in flight A Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration VQ-BWM performing flight 6T-5523 (dep Apr 10th) from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Maastricht (Netherlands) with 4 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 730nm westnorthwest of St. John's,NL (Canada) when the crew observed the #3 engine (CF6, inboard right hand) parameters N1, N2, EGT becoming erratic, autothrottle commanded large thrust lever changes. Although no engine limits were exceeded, the engine did not follow the thrust lever movements. The crew worked the related memory items for the engine limit or surge or stall procedure and shut the engine down. The crew declared PAN PAN, descended to FL270 and decided to continue towards Shannon (Ireland). The aircraft finally diverted to Liege (Belgium) for a safe landing on runway 22L about 5 hours after the engine shut down. The Canadian TSB reported maintenance determined the #3 thrust lever resolver was unserviceable, the resolver was replaced and the cabling to the EEC tested. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f80d0da&opt=0 Accident: Vietnam A321 at Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc on Apr 17th 2022, aircraft performed flight with fuselage damage A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A603 performing flight VN-1823 from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc (Vietnam), departed Ho Chi Minh's runway 25R, climbed to FL200 and landed safely on Phu Quoc's runway 28 about 35 minutes after departure. The aircraft is still on the ground in Phu Quoc on Apr 28th 2022. On Apr 28th 2022 Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority reported maintenance engineers found a 64-67 cm (25-26 inches) long dent at the underside at aft fuselage, that exceeded the limits set by the aircraft manufacturer and was thus deemed potentially unsafe. The aircraft was removed from service. Examination of surveillance cameras revealed that maintenance had been done to the tail section of the aircraft in the night of Apr 16th to 17th. A fork lift driver at Ho Chi Minh City improperly moved his vehicle away from the aircraft causing its safety shield to collide with the underside of the aircraft's belly leaving the dents. Captain and first officer as well as ground staff failed to discover the damage during pre-flight checks of the aircraft. The occurrence is being investigated. https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4f80bc9f&opt=0 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 28, 2022 CONTACT: Philip Barbour, 205-939-1700, 205-617-9007 Call for Nominations For 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. The Award is scheduled to be presented during Flight Safety Foundation’s annual International Air Safety Summit this fall. Presented annually since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognizes notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, design, invention, study, or other improvement. The Award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." Mechanics, engineers, and others outside of top administrative or research positions should be especially considered. The contribution need not be recent, especially if the nominee has not received adequate recognition. Nominations that were not selected as past winners may be resubmitted for consideration in subsequent years. Please note that self-nominations will not be considered. The Award Committee, composed of leaders in the field of aviation, meets each year to conduct a final review of nominees and selection of the current year's recipient. Please help us identify and honor this year's most deserving recipient. Nominations, including a 1-to-2-page narrative, can be submitted via the Laura Taber Barbour Foundation website at http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted through June 3, 2022. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see www.ltbaward.org. About the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation and Award The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back more than 75 years. On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In 1956 her husband, Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and son, Clifford E. Barbour, Jr., in close association with The Flight Safety Foundation, established the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in her honor. For the past 65 years, this distinguished award recognizing outstanding achievements in aviation safety worldwide has been presented at Flight Safety Foundation’s International Aviation Safety Seminar. In 2013, The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation was formed as an independent non-profit charitable organization composed of members of the Award Board, the aviation community, and the Barbour family. In addition to the annual presentation of the award, in 2019 the Foundation initiated a scholarship program that supports worthy students pursuing professional aviation studies. As the Foundation broadens its scope, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award will continue to recognize those who significantly contributed to aviation safety. For more information on the Foundation, the award, and past winners, visit http://LTBAward.org Curt Lewis